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A Primordial Nucleus Behind the Elements of Life

By Natalie Wolchover
December 4, 2012
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Using supercomputers and new mathematical techniques, physicists are working to reveal how the Hoyle state atomic nucleus gives rise to the light elements that enable life, and how it drives the evolution of stars.

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supersymmetry

As Supersymmetry Fails Tests, Physicists Seek New Ideas

By Natalie Wolchover
November 20, 2012
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As the elegant theory of supersymmetry continues to fail experimental tests, physicists debate whether to change course and what the future holds for particle physics.

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Getting Into Shapes: From Hyperbolic Geometry to Cube Complexes and Back

By Erica Klarreich
October 2, 2012
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Thirty years after William Thurston articulated a grand mathematical vision, a proof by Ian Agol marks the end of an era in the study of three-dimensional shapes.


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