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quantum computing

Forging a Qubit to Rule Them All

By Natalie Wolchover
May 15, 2014
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A scientist at Bell Labs has started construction of a topological qubit, which could be the building block of a robust, scalable quantum computer.

genetics

In Bees, a Hunt for Roots of Social Behavior

By Emily Singer
May 6, 2014
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By comparing the genomes of social and solitary bees, scientists hope to uncover the basis for communal behavior.

Levitating superconductor.
condensed matter physics

Decoding the Secrets of Superconductivity

By Natalie Wolchover
April 30, 2014
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Experimentalists have pinpointed the microscopic structure of waves inside high-temperature superconductors, which could be the key to understanding the complex materials.

origins of life

Early Life in Death Valley

By Peter Byrne
April 24, 2014
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Evidence from Southwestern deserts suggests that oxygen-breathing organisms arose on land rather than in the seas.

The arrow of time.
time

Time’s Arrow Traced to Quantum Source

By Natalie Wolchover
April 16, 2014
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A new theory explains the seemingly irreversible arrow of time while yielding insights into entropy, quantum computers, black holes, and the past-future divide.

A living bridge.
Biology

The Remarkable Self-Organization of Ants

By Emily Singer
April 9, 2014
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Knowing the rules behind ant-made structures could help scientists understand how other complex systems emerge in nature.

neuroscience

A Fundamental Theory to Model the Mind

By Jennifer Ouellette
April 3, 2014
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Support is growing for a decades-old physics idea suggesting that localized episodes of disordered brain activity help keep the overall system in healthy balance.

Q&A

A ‘Rebel’ Without a Ph.D.

By Thomas Lin
March 26, 2014
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A conversation with the mathematical physicist Freeman Dyson on quantum electrodynamics, climate change and his latest pet project.

Bicep2 B-modes
cosmology

Possible Echo of Big Bang Detected

By Natalie Wolchover
March 17, 2014
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Scientists report the possible discovery of primordial gravitational waves, ripples in space-time that carry a record of how the universe began.


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