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An experiment shows that a 658-km-long ultra-low-loss optical fiber used for quantum cryptographic key distribution can simultaneously serve to detect and locate earthquakes

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When two black holes spiral into each other, surprisingly the mergers can sometimes kick the final black hole away at a high enough speed to eject it from its host galaxy.A new analysis of gravitational waves from a merger provides the first direct evidence of a strong kick.

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Physicists have made a very low-pressure gas move in a circular path with essentially no friction, offering a test bed for understanding the physics that goes on inside exotic superconductors.Atoms chilled to 30 nanokelvin gradually form a ring and travel in a circle.

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Spiders use electric fields to fly, and we may finally know how

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Euler’s 243-Year-Old mathematical puzzle that is known to have no classical solution has been found to be soluble if the objects being arrayed in a square grid show quantum behavior

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Nanoscale Computer Operates at the Speed of Light

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Record Lifetime for a Bubble

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Real-Time Error Correction for Quantum Computing

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A new theory proposes a wearable, reversible fabric that would emit close to zero radiation from one side while emitting a large amount from the other, potentially keeping a person warm when worn one way and cool when flipped inside out.

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Squeezing Down the Theory Space for Cosmic Inflation

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Dark Matter Alternative Passes Big Test

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Researchers have demonstrated that a single molecule can switch a beam of photons on or off, a potentially useful function for a quantum computer

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The Muon G–2 Anomaly Explained (Comic)

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Windbreaks May Improve Wind Farm Power. Cost-effective ways to produce more renewable energy are critical in the fight against climate change

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Black Hole Area Law Tested; By comparing the sizes of black holes before and after a merger, researchers have tested Hawking’s theorem on black hole areas.

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The Smallest Quantum Computer Yet

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Physicists cast doubt on a "faint supernova" model to explain the surprisingly high calcium concentration of the first stars.

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A Computer Memory Based on Cold Atoms and Light

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Light Pulses Change Speed in a Plasma. Interactions between two laser beams in a plasma allow for precise control over the light’s velocity

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Loopy Pipe Network Converts back-and-forth flow into one-way flow

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The Gambler, Maxwell’s New Demon

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A wormhole is a hypothetical shortcut that could connect one side of a galaxy to another

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An experiment shows that a 658-km-long ultra-low-loss optical fiber used for quantum cryptographic key distribution can simultaneously serve to detect and locate earthquakes

When two black holes spiral into each other, surprisingly the mergers can sometimes kick the final black hole away at a high enough speed to eject it from its host galaxy.A new analysis of gravitational waves from a merger provides the first direct evidence of a strong kick.

Physicists have made a very low-pressure gas move in a circular path with essentially no friction, offering a test bed for understanding the physics that goes on inside exotic superconductors.Atoms chilled to 30 nanokelvin gradually form a ring and travel in a circle.

Spiders use electric fields to fly, and we may finally know how

Euler’s 243-Year-Old mathematical puzzle that is known to have no classical solution has been found to be soluble if the objects being arrayed in a square grid show quantum behavior

Nanoscale Computer Operates at the Speed of Light

Lizard Scale Patterns Described with Antiferromagnetic Model

Record Lifetime for a Bubble

Physicists developed a model that provides an explanation for the lightness of the Higgs

Real-Time Error Correction for Quantum Computing

Astronomical observations of pulsars have provided new information about a possible phase transition in the early Universe

General Relativity Withstands Double Pulsar’s Scrutiny

Techniques for monitoring rainfall with signals from mobile phone networks are making their way to small-scale farmers in rural Africa

Ignition First in a Fusion Reaction

Device Acts as Both Solar Cell and Battery. A new photoelectric device can convert light into charge that it can then store indefinitely.

A new theory proposes a wearable, reversible fabric that would emit close to zero radiation from one side while emitting a large amount from the other, potentially keeping a person warm when worn one way and cool when flipped inside out.

Squeezing Down the Theory Space for Cosmic Inflation

Dark Matter Alternative Passes Big Test

Researchers have demonstrated that a single molecule can switch a beam of photons on or off, a potentially useful function for a quantum computer

The Muon G–2 Anomaly Explained (Comic)

Windbreaks May Improve Wind Farm Power. Cost-effective ways to produce more renewable energy are critical in the fight against climate change

Black Hole Area Law Tested; By comparing the sizes of black holes before and after a merger, researchers have tested Hawking’s theorem on black hole areas.

The Smallest Quantum Computer Yet

Physicists cast doubt on a "faint supernova" model to explain the surprisingly high calcium concentration of the first stars.

A Computer Memory Based on Cold Atoms and Light

Light Pulses Change Speed in a Plasma. Interactions between two laser beams in a plasma allow for precise control over the light’s velocity

Loopy Pipe Network Converts back-and-forth flow into one-way flow

The Gambler, Maxwell’s New Demon

Fission Chain Reaction May Trigger Supernovae

A wormhole is a hypothetical shortcut that could connect one side of a galaxy to another