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Quantum computers are finally on the verge of being useful

Two experiments with different quantum computers showcase their growing ability to simulate materials and quantum matter that have so far proven elusive in the lab

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Simple menu tweak can nudge people into choosing climate-friendly food

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Quantum computer made with silicon chips looks like a time machine

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Ian McEwan’s new novel weaves climate change into literary mystery

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Making atoms self-magnify reveals their quantum wave functions

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Alien: Earth adds surprisingly good TV dimension to veteran sci-fi

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Tim Spector's guide to fermentation is meticulous and persuasive

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Even in our digital world, materials still matter

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Digital artwork showing a lone human figure standing among jagged, glowing purple peaks that resemble an abstract mountain range, representing the hidden quantum landscape inside a solid.

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We’ve glimpsed the secret quantum landscape inside all matter

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Quantum router could speed up quantum computers

A device made from superconducting qubits could prove a powerful technology for enabling practical quantum computing or more experimental propositions like quantum machine learning

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3D-printing could make it easier to make large quantum computers

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The best new science fiction books of September 2025

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Our verdict on ‘Circular Motion’: this dystopia hit too close to home

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Ursula Le Guin's son on why The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite

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