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quantum gravity

The Physicist Who Glues Together Universes

By Charlie Wood
May 25, 2023
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Renate Loll has helped pioneer a radically new approach to quantum gravity. She assumes that the fabric of space-time is a blend of all possible fabrics, and she has developed the computational tools needed to calculate the far-reaching implications of that assumption.

quantum computing

Physicists Create Elusive Particles That Remember Their Pasts

By Charlie Wood
May 9, 2023
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In two landmark experiments, researchers used quantum processors to engineer exotic particles that have captivated physicists for decades. The work is a step toward crash-proof quantum computers.

mathematical physics

How to Tame the Infinities Hiding in the Heart of Particle Physics

By Charlie Wood
April 6, 2023
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In the math of particle physics, every calculation should result in infinity. The set of techniques known as “resurgence” points toward an escape.

quantum gravity

Wormhole Experiment Called Into Question

By Charlie Wood
March 23, 2023
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Last fall, a team of physicists announced that they had teleported a qubit through a holographic wormhole in a quantum computer. Now another group suggests that’s not quite what happened.

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superconductivity

Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Meets With Resistance

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Zack Savitsky
March 8, 2023
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A paper in Nature reports the discovery of a superconductor that operates at room temperatures and near-room pressures. The claim has divided the research community.

A shining lightbulb with a cord that’s not plugged in.
quantum physics

Physicists Use Quantum Mechanics to Pull Energy out of Nothing

By Charlie Wood
February 22, 2023
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The quantum energy teleportation protocol was proposed in 2008 and largely ignored. Now two independent experiments have shown that it works.

Illustration in which a bright red line results from many wavelike ripples overlapping.
explainers

How Our Reality May Be a Sum of All Possible Realities

By Charlie Wood
February 6, 2023
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Richard Feynman’s path integral is both a powerful prediction machine and a philosophy about how the world is. But physicists are still struggling to figure out how to use it, and what it means.

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quantum physics

How Quantum Physicists ‘Flipped Time’ (and How They Didn’t)

By Charlie Wood
January 27, 2023
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Two teams have made photons act as if time were simultaneously flowing in two directions. The experiments demonstrate a way to potentially boost the performance of quantum devices.

Nikta Fakhri looks at a test tube.
Q&A

Starfish Whisperer Develops a Physical Language of Life

By Charlie Wood
January 11, 2023
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Nikta Fakhri is adapting and extending concepts from physics to describe how tiny biological components give rise to living organisms.


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About the author

Charlie Wood is a staff writer covering physics at Quanta Magazine. His articles about advances in the physical sciences both on and off the planet have appeared in Popular Science, Scientific American, The Christian Science Monitor and other publications. Previously, he taught high school physics and English in Mozambique and Japan. He has a master’s degree in science journalism from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in physics from Brown University.
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