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First 3D quantum accelerometer could let ships navigate without GPS

A device that measures acceleration very precisely using quantum effects could be used for navigation when GPS is unavailable

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Experiment in photonic laboratory with laser

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Quantum watch is a 'completely new way of measuring time'

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LHC tunnel Pictures during LS2

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Higgs boson's width measured with most accuracy yet

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Proton's stretchiness is a puzzle for particle physicists

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Artists concept view of the interior of the ITER reaction vessel. Nuclear fusion involves creating a plasma of superheated gas to temperatures of more than 200 million degrees C, conditions hot enough to force deuterium and tritium atoms to fuse together and release energy. Fusion takes place inside a 'Tokamak' torus within a giant magnetic field, the only way to contain the heat generated. The ITER reactor is designed to produce 500 MW, 10 times more energy than it consumes. Nuclear fusion is the joining (fusing) of light elements to form heavier elements, which releases large amounts of energy. It is hoped that fusion will be a clean, renewable energy source for the future. Nuclear fusion is the joining (fusing) of light elements to form heavier elements, which releases large amounts of energy. It is hoped that fusion will be a clean, renewable energy source for the future.

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Can a slew of nuclear fusion start-ups deliver unlimited clean energy?

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Carlo Rovelli

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Carlo Rovelli interview: "Reality is not things, but connections"

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Physicists made the most precise measurement ever of a single particle

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Quantum engine is powered just by measuring its quantum state

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Randall Munroe on answering the strangest scientific questions

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Randall Munroe on answering the strangest scientific questions

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Carlo Rovelli at Cornilia Parker exhibition

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Carlo Rovelli on the bizarre world of relational quantum mechanics

Physicist Carlo Rovelli explains the strange principles of relational quantum mechanics - which says objects don't exist in their own right - and how it could unlock major progress in fundamental physics

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Detailed simulation reveals new explanation for the moon's formation

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Nobel prize in physics awarded to pioneers of quantum information

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Physicists found the shortest measurement to collapse a quantum state

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What’s the best recipe for bubble mixture? Scientists have the answer

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