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The daring idea that time is an illusion and how we could prove it

The way time ticks forward in our universe has long stumped physicists. Now, a new set of tools from entangled atoms to black holes promises to reveal time’s true nature

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Sierra Greer discusses her award-winning sex robot novel 'Annie Bot'

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Peter F. Hamilton's latest is an epic slice of sci-fi – with one flaw

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The edge of the quantum world just moved closer to our reality

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Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

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Embracing quantum spookiness: Best ideas of the century

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Embracing quantum spookiness: Best ideas of the century

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The one diet that’s good for everything: Best ideas of the century

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2Y7R9XY Ehningen, Germany. 01st Oct, 2024. A model of a suspension of the quantum chip of a Quantum System Two quantum computer is on display at the opening of the first quantum data center of the computer company IBM. Credit: Marijan Murat/dpa/Alamy Live News

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How to finally get a grasp on quantum computing

If your New Year’s resolution is to understand quantum computing this year, take a cue from a 9-year-old podcaster talking to some of the biggest minds in the field, says quantum columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

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These striking photos are a window into the world of quantum physics

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Quantum computers could help sharpen images of exoplanets

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Our elegant universe: rethinking nature’s deepest principle

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Quantum neural network may be able to cheat the uncertainty principle

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