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Why do particle physicists like spending time in fields?

The concept of a field plays a key role in particle physics, but what exactly is it? From its origins in the study of magnetism to the quantum fields of today, columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein goes exploring

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The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over

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We have figured out a new way to send messages into the past

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Is consciousness more fundamental to reality than quantum physics?

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Why quantum physics says there’s a multiverse

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Quantum batteries could be charged by reversing time

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Physicists resolve a long-standing puzzle over the size of a proton

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Quantum entanglement can be measured in solids for the first time

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How a century-long argument over light’s true nature came to an end

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We’re solving the fundamental mystery of how reality is glued together

For decades, scientists have tried and failed to explain how the force that binds the heart of atoms together really works. But new mathematical tools are finally prising the problem open

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How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics

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Temperature gets a new definition using a quantum device

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A crisis in cosmology may mean hidden dimensions really exist

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Backwards heat shows laws of thermodynamics may need a quantum update

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