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We may need a fourth law of thermodynamics for living systems

The laws of thermodynamics don't accurately account for the complex processes in living cells – do we need a new one to accurately measure the ways living systems are out of equilibrium?

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Quantum computer core. Light rays passing through the nanoscale crystal core of a quantum computer. Quantum computers, which are under development, are based on quantum mechanics and the principle of representing information in quantum bits (qubits) using quantum properties. This could involve optical properties of chemically doped crystals, like the one shown here. Quantum computing has the potential to massively increase computing power.

Physics

An ambitious look at quantum physics is fun – but overdoes it a little

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Brian and Beatie - by Cecily Eno

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Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe discuss their new spacebound album, Liminal

Culture

People searching for quasicrystals in a surreal pink and blue landscape, reminiscent of a quasicrystal's non-repeating atomic structure

Chemistry

Why quasicrystals shouldn’t exist but are turning up in strange places

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Physics

The forgotten women of quantum physics

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Technology

Static electricity can remove frost from windows using little energy

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Space

Lumpy ‘caterpillar wormholes’ may connect entangled black holes

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Physics

The fascinating story of the ultimate cosmic law

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Quantum computers reveal that the wave function is a real thing

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The US is unlikely to test nuclear weapons, despite what Trump says

President Donald Trump appears to have ordered a return to nuclear testing after decades of uneasy but effective treaties banning the practice – but will it actually happen?

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Quantum-inspired algorithm could help reveal hidden cosmic objects

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Physics

No space, no time, no particles: A radical vision of quantum reality

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Ultracold atoms could test relativity in the quantum realm

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Mathematics

Mathematicians have found a hidden 'reset button' for undoing rotation

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