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Superconductors can magnetically levitate

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Scientists race to test claimed room-temperature superconductor

Researchers are moving quickly to test if a material called LK-99 really is a superconductor at room temperature and pressure. Several labs have already announced results

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Swimming in certain positions relative to other swimmers can offer an advantage

Physics

Swimming behind someone cuts drag by up to 40 per cent

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Room temperature superconductors could be transformative for science

Physics

Room-temperature superconductors: Here's everything you need to know

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Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

Physics

Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

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Newton’s first law says that objects move at constant speeds until a force affects them

Physics

Newton’s first law appears to break down in the quantum realm

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An illustration of a pentaquark

Physics

Exotic pentaquark particle found at CERN's Large Hadron Collider

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Five of the biggest unanswered questions about the proton

Physics

Five of the biggest unanswered questions about the proton

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A computer-generated model of a quasicrystal pattern

Physics

Biggest-yet quasicrystal made by shaking metal beads for a week

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Bizarre portal-like ‘ring wormholes’ could let you time travel

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Quantum randomness of empty space can be controlled with a laser

The minuscule fluctuations of seemingly empty space can be controlled just enough to make the building blocks of a new type of computer

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Gravitational waves spark hunt for cosmic strings and dark matter

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Physics

Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects

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Physics

Rethinking reality: Is the entire universe a single quantum object?

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Gravitational waves produce a background hum across the whole universe

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