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How Randomness Can Make Math Easier

By Kevin Hartnett
July 9, 2019
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Randomness would seem to make a mathematical statement harder to prove. In fact, it often does the opposite.

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The Quantum Theory That Peels Away the Mystery of Measurement

By Philip Ball
July 3, 2019
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A recent test has confirmed the predictions of quantum trajectory theory.

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Philosophers Debate New ‘Sonic Black Hole’ Discovery

By Natalie Wolchover
June 25, 2019
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Opinions differ about what recent measurements of a sound-trapping fluid reveal about light-trapping black holes.

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A New Law to Describe Quantum Computing’s Rise?

By Kevin Hartnett
June 18, 2019
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Neven’s law states that quantum computers are improving at a “doubly exponential” rate. If it holds, quantum supremacy is around the corner.

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A Close Look at Newborn Planets Reveals Hints of Infant Moons

By Joshua Sokol
June 11, 2019
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Astronomers have discovered a complex planetary system still swirling into existence.

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Do Brains Operate at a Tipping Point? New Clues and Complications

By Charlie Wood
June 10, 2019
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New experimental results simultaneously advance and challenge the theory that the brain’s network of neurons balances on the knife-edge between two phases.

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Immune Cells Measure Time to Identify Foreign Proteins

By Jordana Cepelewicz
June 3, 2019
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Immunologists confirm an old hunch: T-cells identify what belongs in the body by timing how long they can bind to it.

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What’s the Magic Behind Graphene’s ‘Magic’ Angle?

By David H. Freedman
May 28, 2019
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A new theoretical model may help explain the shocking onset of superconductivity in stacked, twisted carbon sheets.

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As Planet Discoveries Pile Up, a Gap Appears in the Pattern

By Rebecca Boyle
May 16, 2019
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Astronomers are puzzling over a paucity of planets in the galaxy measuring between 1.5 and two times Earth’s size.


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