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When time runs backwards: What thermodynamics can tell us about life

When time runs backwards: What thermodynamics can tell us about life

9 June 2021

The second law of thermodynamics, which gives us an arrow of time, is routinely violated at the smallest scales - an insight that is already yielding fresh clues to some of biology's great mysteries
5 of the world’s toughest unsolved maths problems

5 of the world’s toughest unsolved maths problems

7 February 2019

The Open Problems in Mathematical Physics is a list of the most monstrous maths riddles in physics. Here are five of the top problems that remain unsolved
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The baffling quantum maths solution it took 10 years to understand

6 February 2019

A decade ago, two mathematicians produced a solution to one of the most difficult maths problems ever. The only problem was, no one understood it - until now

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