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We might only see time because we can’t think in quantum physics

Physics

We might only see time because we can’t think in quantum physics

Humans need much more information to study a problem backwards in time than forwards, but a quantum computer can ignore the flow of time all together

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Levitating glass particles are fastest spinning objects ever seen

Space

Levitating glass particles are fastest spinning objects ever seen

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Don't miss: amateur surgery, aqua-activism and a twisted Turing test

Life

Don't miss: amateur surgery, aqua-activism and a twisted Turing test

Culture

Is this our first clue to a world beyond quantum theory?

Physics

Is this our first clue to a world beyond quantum theory?

Features

Quantum dots in brain could treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases

Health

Quantum dots in brain could treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases

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Space

Trio of stars shows Einstein is still right about relativity

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Space

Australia is launching a space agency, but what will it do?

Analysis

entropy

Physics

How to think about... Entropy

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Physics

How to think about... Schrödinger's cat

Features

time

Physics

How to think about... Time

Physics says that our perception of smoothly flowing time is a cosmic accident. So why do we think the future always comes after the past?

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Humans

Calling men by their surname gives them an unfair career boost

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Space

Colonists could use genetically modified bacteria to settle Mars

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Technology

CERN-inspired artwork HALO will make the invisible, visible

Culture

Space

Halo Jones: return of the 50th-century galactic adventurer

Culture

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