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Quantum experiment suggests there really are ‘alternative facts’

Physics

Quantum experiment suggests there really are ‘alternative facts’

A complex probe of the foundations of quantum mechanics suggests that the nature of reality depends on who is looking – there are no objective facts we can agree on

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telescope

Physics

The race to see the start of time in the first light of the universe

Features

Grapes in a microwave generate a fiery plasma and now we know why

Physics

Grapes in a microwave generate a fiery plasma and now we know why

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LHC

Physics

Evidence of new physics could have been under our noses all along

Features

Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge

Physics

Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, the godfather of caffeine

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5 of the world’s toughest unsolved maths problems

Physics

5 of the world’s toughest unsolved maths problems

Features

Voting systems that let losing side win may increase overall happiness

Physics

Voting systems that let losing side win may increase overall happiness

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magnets

Physics

There’s a weird new type of magnet that shouldn't be able to exist

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equation artwork

Physics

The baffling quantum maths solution it took 10 years to understand

Features

Material made from citrus fruit peel could help clean up oil spills

Physics

Material made from citrus fruit peel could help clean up oil spills

Pomelo peels have been ground down and turned into an aerogel – one of the lightest materials in the world – that could be used to clean up oil spills

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Video

Great moments in engineering

Video

Video

Seeing inside Earth’s secrets using cosmic muons

Video

Technology

Self-growing material could make muscles that become stronger with use

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Physics

Time Tries All Things review – Take time out to enjoy a dreamlike show

Culture