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How quantum entanglement really works and why we accept its weirdness

Subatomic particles can appear to instantly influence one another, no matter how far apart they are. These days, that isn't a source of mystery – it's a fact of the universe and a resource for new technologies

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X-ray laser fires most powerful pulse ever recorded

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What are fractals and how can they help us understand the world?

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How indefinite causality could lead us to a theory of quantum gravity

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How indefinite causality could lead us to a theory of quantum gravity

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Physicists are grappling with their own reproducibility crisis

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Sunlight-trapping device can generate temperatures over 1000°C

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Doughnut-shaped swirls of laser light can be used to transmit images

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Being in two places at once could make a quantum battery charge faster

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Fusion reactors could create ingredients for a nuclear weapon in weeks

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Why we are finally within reach of a room-temperature superconductor

A practical superconductor would transform the efficiency of electronics. After decades of hunting, several key breakthroughs are inching us very close to this coveted prize

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Black holes scramble information – but may not be the best at it

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The galactic anomalies hinting dark matter is weirder than we thought

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Quantum forces used to automatically assemble tiny device

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Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles

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