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Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

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Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

String theory is widely considered beyond empirical investigation. But we could conceivably test it thanks to ancient particles called moduli, which might appear in astronomical observations, says theorist Joseph Conlon

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The Cheshire cat from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Physics

Quantum Cheshire Cat effect may separate a particle from its momentum

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Theory of everything and geometry

Physics

Why physicists are rethinking the route to a theory of everything

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Technology

Quantum computer uses a time crystal as a control dial

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Physics

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

Physics

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

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DNA tiles

Technology

Self-assembling DNA computer can sort simple images into categories

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Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

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Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

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Physics

Scientists created a ‘giant quantum vortex’ that mimics a black hole

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The thermodynamic computer

Technology

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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First unhackable shopping transactions carried out on quantum internet

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Will AI make computer screens a thing of the past?

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Space

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

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Physics

Quantum state of matter made with 'dipolar' molecules for first time

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