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Quantum time: Is this where the flow of existence comes from?

Why we perceive the passage of time is one of the biggest mysteries of physics. Now we could have found its source – in our most potent theory of reality

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Making custom qubits by pushing together two individual atoms

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Making custom qubits by pushing together two individual atoms

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gravity artwork

Physics

The big fudge: Welcome to the theory of not-quite-everything

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Encrypt your data with random quantum weirdness

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Encrypt your data with random quantum weirdness

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A simple mathematical rule shapes the behaviour of Arctic ponds

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A simple mathematical rule shapes the behaviour of Arctic ponds

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We see neutrinos from the big bang in the way galaxies cluster

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We see neutrinos from the big bang in the way galaxies cluster

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I'm building a machine that breaks the rules of reality

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I'm building a machine that breaks the rules of reality

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Old SIM cards are good as gold

Physics

Ultrasonic micro-explosions can harvest gold from old SIM cards

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Sticky yet slick material pulls water from foggy or humid air

Physics

Sticky yet slick material pulls water from foggy or humid air

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David Davis and Michel Barnier

Physics

One year until Brexit: 7 big issues that must be solved

The UK must answer difficult questions on climate change, food security, aviation and more as it leaves the EU on 29 March 2019

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Physics

Fresh water can pull stains out of fabric with an electric field

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Space

Pushing the boundaries: A round-up of new popular science books

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Physics

Stephen Hawking was a brilliant ambassador for science

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Life

Mould gets artistic to take particle decay photo to a new level

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