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quantum computing

Ions held in place by a laser

Technology

Record number of ions get entangled together in a quantum trap

The ions could act as qubits in a quantum simulator to search for new properties of metals, or act as a quantum computer – if we can control them individually

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A tabby cat's face peeking out of a box, green eye

Physics

Schrödinger's cat alive and dead even after you saw it in half

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free will

Physics

Physics killed free will and time's flow. We need them back

Features

Graph showing the gravitational wave signal from LIGO

Space

Gravitational waves: Your cheat sheet on the find of the decade

Features

Layout of 5-cubit device

Technology

Try your hand at programming IBM's online quantum computer

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Beech marten halts LHC after chewing on a power cable

Physics

Beech marten halts LHC after chewing on a power cable

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That's odd: Why is gravity so weak?

Physics

That's odd: Why is gravity so weak?

Features

entanglement

Space

That's odd: Quantum entanglement mangles space and time

Features

Feynman

Technology

Atomic memory could store US Library of Congress in a dust speck

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Red-tinted mirror suspended along with other objects

Physics

Gravitational wave hunters gear up to detect extreme black holes

The LIGO experiment only recently made the first sighting of gravitational waves, but already the team is preparing for their next feat

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Physics

It's mind-blowing what our puny brains can do

Opinion

Space

Feedback: Lawmakers’ raw milk celebrations hit a sour note

Regulars

Physics

Bananas and jazz help us penetrate physics – but only so far

CultureLab

Life

Feedback: Blue miracle tonic is high on pH, low on evidence

Regulars

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