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Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the puzzles of space-time?

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Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the puzzles of space-time?

Researchers are building models of everything from black holes to the big bang in tanks of liquid. Now some claim these surprisingly simple models are showing us where our theories of space-time are wrong

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Fundamental law of physics demonstrated using quantum objects

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AI can work out how quantum computers stack up to one another

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Superconducting qubits have passed a key quantum test

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Emergence: The mysterious concept that holds the key to consciousness

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How we could discover quantum gravity without rebuilding space-time

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Why symmetry is so fundamental to our understanding of the universe

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Why virtual particles don’t exist but do explain reality – for now

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To create a wormhole that doesn't collapse, you need exotic matter

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Unevenly packed coffee to blame for weak espresso, say mathematicians

A mathematical model shows that even small inconsistencies in how coffee is packed into an espresso machine can lead to weaker brews and watery flavour

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Weird particle that remembers its past discovered by quantum computer

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Why darkness between stars reveals more about the universe than light

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Do we live in a hologram? Why physics is still mesmerised by this idea

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Quantum computers could simulate a black hole in the next decade

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