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Quantum photocells, which look like an arrangement of grey squares on a darker background

Life

Quantum solar cells could explain why plants are green

An attempt to make more efficient solar cells shows that green light might be the least useful hue – maybe that's why plants reflect it

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Breakthrough Prize hands out $25 million for 'Oscars' of science

Life

Breakthrough Prize hands out $25 million for 'Oscars' of science

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Starfield where the neutron stars observed are located

Space

Quantum particles seen distorting light from a neutron star

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Physics

Physics may be a small but crucial fraction of our reality

Culture

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Physics

5 deviant particles that could spark a revolution in physics

Features

Colourful lines of light against a black background skirt around a marble

Space

Gravity may have chased light in the early universe

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Physics

The world in 2076: The theory of everything is here – we think

Features

Pink diamond

Technology

Quantum computers can talk to each other via a photon translator

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Visualisation of electron leaving atom

Physics

Smallest sliver of time yet measured sees electrons fleeing atom

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double-slit experiment

Physics

Classic quantum experiment could conceal theory of everything

A tweak to the iconic double-slit experiment could reveal if quantum mechanics is incomplete, and maybe lead to a theory of quantum gravity

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Physics

Bump hiding in 20-year-old data could be undiscovered particle

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Space

Physics tweak solves five of the biggest problems in one go

News

Space

The Higgs boson makes the universe stable – just. Coincidence?

Features

Life

Life's subatomic secret: How we're cracking the Hoyle state

Features