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Quantum gravity detector will use atom clouds to survey for oil

A commercial device that uses quantum technology to detect subtle differences in gravity, should be able to detect coal, oil or pipes underground

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Ada Lovelace

Technology

Time to bust the myth that Ada Lovelace was an overhyped aristo

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Abstract pattern made from strings of light

Technology

Quantum cheques could be a forgery-free way to move money

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Mary Somerville

Health

Mary Somerville: Queen of 19th-century science

Features

Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

Technology

Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

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Micius satellite

Space

Chinese satellite beats distance record for quantum entanglement

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Time, mass and custard provide the physics in <i>The Earthworks</i>

Physics

Time, mass and custard provide the physics in The Earthworks

Culture

The dreams our stuff is made of

Space

The dreams our stuff is made of

Culture

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Physics

A classic quantum test could reveal the limits of the human mind

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Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

Life

Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

Human clones, a colony on Mars, alien contact... what world-changing breakthroughs will come in the next decade? We asked the experts – with some surprising results

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Technology

Nanofridge could keep quantum computers cool enough to calculate

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Physics

5 impossible things the laws of physics might actually allow

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Space

Quantum effects cloak impossible singularities with black holes

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Physics

Reality check: The hidden connections behind quantum weirdness

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