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A single atom could drive a piston in a quantum engine

In a quantum engine, a single atom can emit radiation that bounces around a reflective cavity and creates enough pressure to push down a piston

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Quantum quirk explains why carbon dioxide causes global warming

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The Cheshire cat from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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Quantum Cheshire Cat effect may separate a particle from its momentum

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In a new era of astronomy, we're feeling for vibrations in space-time

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Theory of everything and geometry

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Why physicists are rethinking the route to a theory of everything

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Quantum computer uses a time crystal as a control dial

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Record broken for the coldest temperature reached by large molecules

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A bold new take on quantum theory could reveal how reality emerges

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A bold new take on quantum theory could reveal how reality emerges

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Heating and cooling seem to be fundamentally different, not opposites

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The thermodynamic computer

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First 'thermodynamic computer' uses random noise to calculate

Random physical fluctuations – or noise – can be a source of errors for conventional computers, but for a prototype "thermodynamic computer" they can be harnessed to run calculations

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The top 10 movies about the multiverse according to a physicist

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‘Islands’ poking out of black holes may solve the information paradox

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Mathematics

What the mathematics of knots reveals about the shape of the universe

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Molecular Storms review: Unsung physics helps unpick life's complexity

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