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Exotic pentaquark particle found at CERN's Large Hadron Collider

A new type of particle called the strange pentaquark has been found using the Large Hadron Collider. The particle could help researchers catalogue the states of exotic matter and figure out how fundamental particles stick together

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Quantum superposition or quantum entanglement concept illustration. Superposition is the ability of a quantum system to be in multiple states at the same time until it is measured. Quantum entanglement is a physical phenomenon that occurs when pairs or groups of particles are generated or interact in ways such that the quantum state of each particle cannot be described independently.

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

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Why virtual particles don’t exist but do explain reality – for now

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Why symmetry is so fundamental to our understanding of the universe

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Come explore the quantum realm – it isn’t as confusing as it seems

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The quantum world: A concise guide to the particles that make reality

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The quantum world: A concise guide to the particles that make reality

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Protons seem to be a different size depending on how you look at them

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The ATLAS detector at the LHC

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CERN measurement casts doubt on shocking W boson result

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Cosmic Tumbles, Quantum Leaps review: Embodying Schrodinger's cat

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Cosmic Tumbles, Quantum Leaps review: Embodying Schrodinger's cat

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Antineutrinos collide with protons inside the detector which creates positrons that move through water followed by a blue glow.

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Antimatter neutrinos detected from a nuclear reactor 240 km away

A water-based detector has been used to spot antineutrinos from nuclear reactions hundreds of kilometres away. It could be used to monitor distant nuclear activities

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The CERN particle accelerator that will breathe new life into physics

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The 50-year quest to find the particle that almost broke physics

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Crystal device could be used to build tiny particle accelerators

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