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Qunnect's entanglement source

Technology

An unhackable quantum internet is being built in New York City

Entangled photons of light have been sent through a loop of conventional optical fibre under the noisy New York streets – a starting point to building an unhackable quantum internet

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Caption Illustration of the double-slit experiment, showing a plane wave (top left) passing through a screen with two gaps. The gaps act as new wave sources and the wavefronts bend to create two sets of circular waves radiating outwards. These two new waves create an interference pattern as they interact. At the point where a wave peak from one hits a wave peak from another, or a trough hits a trough, they reinforce each other; their magnitudes are summed. This is known as constructive interference. Where a trough hits a peak, they cancel each other out. This is known as destructive interference.

Physics

Light interacts with its past self in twist on double-slit experiment

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Common sargasso weed

Chemistry

Plastic wrap made from seaweed withstands heat and is compostable

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A feather made using the technique

Technology

Origami glass technique produces hard-to-make shapes

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A colourful film made from plant matter could keep buildings cool An iridescent cellulose film can efficiently cool surfaces by 3?C and could one day be used in structures that remain cold without requiring energy.

Technology

Colourful material made from wood could help keep buildings cool

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Physics

Ultra-fast random number generator uses quantum fluctuations

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Scientists convert Super Glue monomers into recyclable plastics

Chemistry

Recyclable plastic made from super glue could replace polystyrene

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A render of a quantum computer

Physics

Ultra-thin superconducting ink could be used in quantum computers

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Red matter superconductor

Physics

'Red matter' superconductor may not be a wonder material after all

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Technology

Windows filled with see-through wood layer help hold in heat

A transparent material made from cellulose nanofibres and pockets of gas could replace air in double-glazed windows to improve thermal insulation

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Physics

'Red matter' superconductor could transform electronics – if it works

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Humans

Creature review: Human nature is key to a sci-fi ballet

Culture

Humans

See the top shots in the Woman Science Photographer of the Year award

Regulars

Humans

Magisteria review: How science and religion have a tangled past

Culture

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