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The Santis Peak

Physics

Strange upward lightning shoots out X-rays as it rises to the clouds

Tall buildings made from electrically conductive materials can send lightning bolts up into the heavens during a thunderstorm, and they generate X-rays at the same time

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2G6HE5R ANNIE JUMP CANNON (1863-1941) American astronomer and suffragist. about 1920

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Her Space, Her Time review: Trailblazing women astronomers

Culture

Technology

Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen encryption

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MosaiQ's generated images

Technology

Quantum AI image generator is no match for ones on ordinary computers

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Physics

Large Hadron Collider turned into world's biggest quantum experiment

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Physics

Force that holds atoms together measured more precisely than ever

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Quantum computer from side view

Technology

Adding nanofridges to quantum computers could make them run faster

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Physics

Quantum engine could power devices with an ultracold atom cloud

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Free will

Mind

Free will: Can neuroscience reveal if your choices are yours to make?

Features

Back to the Future

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The 10 best time travel movies ever made, according to a metaphysicist

From Back to the Future to Tenet and Interstellar, the joint director of the Centre for Time reveals her favourite time travel movies – both consistent and inconsistent (hello Marty McFly)

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Physics

City-wide quantum communication network in China is most advanced yet

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Physics

How soap operas can help us understand special relativity

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Physics

Why nature is the ultimate quantum engineer

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The MANIAC review: A dark novel about the legendary John von Neumann

Culture