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Strange new Higgs particles could explain shocking W boson result

Ideas from beyond the standard model of particle physics, including technicolor and glueball Higgs particles, could explain the recent shock finding that the W boson is heavier than we thought

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A global network

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Quantum encryption could stop scammers from faking their locations

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Artist Impression of a superconducting chip

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First one-way superconductor could slash energy used by computers

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Mind

Quantum experiments add weight to a fringe theory of consciousness

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DNA molecules

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DNA-based detector could precisely track subatomic particles

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An explosive result in particle physics could change everything

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An explosive result in particle physics could change everything

Leader

Why I'm choosing dark matter over dark energy - for now at least

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Why I'm choosing dark matter over dark energy - for now at least

Comment

Infinity has long baffled mathematicians – have we now figured it out?

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Infinity has long baffled mathematicians – have we now figured it out?

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Magnetosphere

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Earth’s magnetosphere replicated in miniature using lasers and magnets

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Chernobyl radiation spike may have just been electrical interference

High radiation levels seen as Russian forces captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in February were put down to contaminated topsoil being disturbed, but experts now believe they could have been due to interference with wireless sensors

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Physics

Particle physics could be rewritten after shock W boson measurement

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Physics

Bubbles give off weird light when popped because of quantum physics

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Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

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Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

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