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The deep lessons quasiparticles teach us about the nature of reality

We have discovered legions of strange particles that seem to only have a ghostly existence inside materials. Even so, they are the basis of much modern technology - so are they actually real?

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People view superconducting quantum computer model during the 8th Digital China Summit at the Fuzhou Strait International Conference and Exhibition Center on April 29, 2025 in Fuzhou, Fujian Province of China. The summit highlights the country's strides in digital transformation and the expansion of its digital economy. (Photo by Zhang Bin/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) 2212665605

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At last, we are discovering what quantum computers will be useful for

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The physicist on a mission to spark a quantum industrial revolution

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The physicist on a mission to spark a quantum industrial revolution

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When did time begin? Hint: It wasn’t at the big bang

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When did time begin? Hint: It wasn’t at the big bang

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Liquid crystals could improve quantum communication devices

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Liquid crystals could improve quantum communication devices

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Physicists are grappling with their own reproducibility crisis

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Google launches $5m prize to find actual uses for quantum computers

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Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

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Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

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Physics

Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects

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Qunnect's entanglement source

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An unhackable quantum internet is being built in New York City

Entangled photons of light have been sent through a loop of conventional optical fibre under the noisy New York streets – a starting point to building an unhackable quantum internet

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Ultra-fast random number generator uses quantum fluctuations

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Quantum city simulation shows how to make Paris-sized quantum internet

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Quantum computers proved to have ‘quantum advantage’ on some tasks

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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

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