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Quantum simulation

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Record-breaking quantum simulator could unlock new materials

An array of 15,000 qubits made from phosphorus and silicon offers an unprecedentedly large platform for simulating quantum materials such as perfect conductors of electricity

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The weird rules of temperature get even stranger in the quantum realm

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The weird rules of temperature get even stranger in the quantum realm

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Conceptual illustration of quantum fluctuations

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The universe may be hiding a fundamentally unknowable quantum secret

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Plastic bottle in a breaking wave

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A remarkable book on quantum mechanics reveals a really big idea

Culture

BEIJING - AUGUST 11: (L-R) Eamon Sullivan of Australia, Michael Phelps of the United States and Amaury Leveaux of France compete in the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. The United States finished the race in first place in a time of 3:08.24 and wins the gold medal and set a new World Record. Eamon Sullivan of Australia set a time of 47.24 in the first leg, a new World Record. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

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Engaging look at friction shows how it keeps our world rubbing along

Culture

Reflections in a canal

Physics

We have a new way to explain why we agree on the nature of reality

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A collage of analog clocks against a black background. Some are broken in half

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The daring idea that time is an illusion and how we could prove it

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Illustration of Dark Energy

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Does dark energy stem from a thermodynamic theory of space-time?

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Let's nitpick about the physics of Stranger Things, not its ending

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Let's nitpick about the physics of Stranger Things, not its ending

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Illustration of nanoparticles

Physics

The edge of the quantum world just moved closer to our reality

An experiment has revealed quantum effects for the most macroscopic object yet – and extended the validity of quantum mechanics to larger scales than we had thought possible

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Chernobyl cooling systems have lost power but meltdown risk is low

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Embracing quantum spookiness: Best ideas of the century

Features

Physics

These striking photos are a window into the world of quantum physics

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Physics

Our elegant universe: rethinking nature’s deepest principle

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