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Beyond quantum physics: The search for a more fundamental theory

Quantum theory can’t be the final answer and some theorists are exploring new ways to formulate physical laws – and yet there is no guarantee that any theory can completely describe the universe

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Why it might be impossible to build a practical quantum computer

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Why it might be impossible to build a practical quantum computer

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Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of chloroplasts from the yellow portion of a yellow/green variegated Coleus blumei plant. Chloroplasts are the sites of photosynthesis, the process that synthesises carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using sunlight. The structure of a variegated chloroplast is slightly different from that of a normal green chloroplast. The granal stacks, formed from parallel thylakoids (membranes, bright lines), that contain the chlorophyll pigments are less ordered in the variegated chloroplast. The pigments themselves are also slightly different. Magnification: x14,300 when printed at 10cm wide.

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From photosynthesis to navigation, life may exploit quantum effects

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What putting big things in quantum states can tell us about reality

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What putting big things in quantum states can tell us about reality

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Why is it so difficult to find a viable quantum theory of gravity?

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Is quantum theory really as random as it seems?

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Is quantum theory really as random as it seems?

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Can quantum effects in the brain explain consciousness?

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Can quantum effects in the brain explain consciousness?

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Quantum Darwinism: Can evolutionary theory explain objective reality?

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Do we distil reality from the quantum fog or does it exist without us?

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Do we distil reality from the quantum fog or does it exist without us?

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This is what makes the quantum world so strange and confusing

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This is what makes the quantum world so strange and confusing

Particles in many places at once, spooky influences and cats that are dead and alive at the same time – these are the phenomena that earned quantum theory its reputation for weirdness

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Investigation of Nazi uranium could help stop modern nuclear smuggling

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Huge lasers make conditions at the cusp of ignition for nuclear fusion

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Using microwave beams could let quantum computers be small but mighty

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States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

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