Physics
Quantum computers ditch all the lasers for easier engineering
Some schemes for making quantum computers require millions of ions, each with their own laser - making them impractical. But it seems there is another way
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Breakthrough Prize hands out $25 million for ‘Oscars’ of science
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Physics may be a small but crucial fraction of our reality
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5 deviant particles that could spark a revolution in physics
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Bump hiding in 20-year-old data could be undiscovered particle
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Physics tweak solves five of the biggest problems in one go
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The Higgs boson makes the universe stable – just. Coincidence?
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Five particles that don’t exist – yet could change our world
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Lessons in reality from particles that don’t exist
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Life
Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely
Supporters of the multiverse often cite a specific reaction in stars that seems tuned for life, making our universe improbable – but now there’s a new idea
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Supersized molecules stretch a thousand times further than usual
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Surfer physicist wins superparticle bet with Nobel laureate
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More haste, less speed: Don’t rush to publish premature theory
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Physicists look to the future as new particle dream dies
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