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Physics

CERN’s new chief on the gamble that could fix our picture of reality

Mark Thomson has taken the reins at CERN just as particle physics confronts some of its deepest unknowns – and faces hard choices about what comes next

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Atom-based quantum computers are catching up in the race to usefulness

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Hidden store of manganese may have helped Earth get its oxygen

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Physics

Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them

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Technology

Horror video game gets its creepiness from a quantum computer

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Technology

Q-Day could destroy bitcoin – and our retirement savings

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The day quantum computers break the internet

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The day quantum computers break the internet

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Physics

First quantum grandfather clock could probe where gravity comes from

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Physics

We may finally know why gold stays so shiny

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Does gravity create reality? A shocking path to a theory of everything

Physics

Does gravity create reality? A shocking path to a theory of everything

A rewrite of quantum mechanics that includes the force of gravity could finally achieve one of physicists’ biggest goals and reveal the ultimate fuzziness of time

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Physics

Photos reveal unexpected details from the world's first atomic test

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Health

Can we harness quantum effects to create a new kind of healthcare?

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Physics

Odd “butterfly” molecule could lead to new parts of the quantum realm

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Technology

3 things you need to know about quantum computers, from an expert

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