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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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Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them

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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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First quantum grandfather clock could probe where gravity comes from

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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

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

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The early moments of the nuclear blast on 16 July 1945

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

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

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Science doesn't have a monopoly on good ideas

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Why do particle physicists like spending time in fields?

The concept of a field plays a key role in particle physics, but what exactly is it? From its origins in the study of magnetism to the quantum fields of today, columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein goes exploring

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Where did the laws of physics come from? I think I've found the answer

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Pressure from individual particles measured for the first time

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Frank Close: Finding the building blocks of the universe

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The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over

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