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Physics

World’s thinnest mirror is made from a single layer of rubidium atoms

Cooling rubidium atoms and slowing them down makes them behave like a mirror that could one day be used to explore the quantum world

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What does gravity weigh? The surprise answer that reshapes reality

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What does gravity weigh? The surprise answer that reshapes reality

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How quantum theory says we can never see a complete picture of reality

Physics

How quantum theory says we can never see a complete picture of reality

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The detector with a billion sensors that may finally snare dark matter

Space

The detector with a billion sensors that may finally snare dark matter

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Why neutrinos are the strangest particles in the Standard Model

Physics

Why neutrinos are the strangest particles in the Standard Model

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Exotic fifth state of matter made on the International Space Station

Space

Exotic fifth state of matter made on the International Space Station

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Taming nuclear fusion is hard, but there are new reasons for optimism

Physics

Taming nuclear fusion is hard, but there are new reasons for optimism

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Why cracking nuclear fusion will depend on artificial intelligence

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Why cracking nuclear fusion will depend on artificial intelligence

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Electromagnetism

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Electromagnetism

Two particles ready to collide to one another representing the weak nuclear force

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Weak nuclear force

The weak nuclear force is the fundamental force responsible for radioactive beta decay.

Space

Why the universe I invented is right – but still not the final answer

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Strong nuclear force

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Gravity

Physics

The surprising benefits of contemplating the death of the universe

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