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Natalie Wolchover

Natalie Wolchover

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gravitational waves

New Studies Rescue Gravitational-Wave Signal From the Noise

By Natalie Wolchover
December 13, 2018
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Two independent papers vanquish lingering doubts about LIGO’s historic discovery of gravitational waves.

Abstractions blog

Why Black Hole Interiors Grow (Almost) Forever

By Natalie Wolchover
December 6, 2018
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The renowned physicist Leonard Susskind has identified a possible quantum origin for the ever-growing volume of black holes.

A still from an animated illustration of electrons dispersing through a cuprate sample.
condensed matter physics

Universal Quantum Phenomenon Found in Strange Metals

By Natalie Wolchover
November 19, 2018
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Experiments suggest that exotic superconducting materials share a “strange metal” state characterized by a quantum speed limit that somehow acts as a fundamental organizing principle.

Ewine van Dishoeck at Noordwijk beach in the Netherlands.
Thinking Places

Ewine van Dishoeck, the Netherlander Who Traced Water’s Origin

By Natalie Wolchover +1 authors
Olena Shmahalo
November 1, 2018
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The astrochemist and winner of the 2018 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics has wondered about the cosmic origin of water while enjoying Noordwijk beach near her hometown of Leiden.

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quantum physics

Famous Experiment Dooms Alternative to Quantum Weirdness

By Natalie Wolchover
October 11, 2018
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Oil droplets guided by “pilot waves” have failed to reproduce the results of the quantum double-slit experiment, crushing a century-old dream that there exists a single, concrete reality.

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Abstractions blog

Laser Physicists, Including Third Woman Ever, Win Physics Nobel

By Michael Moyer +1 authors
Natalie Wolchover
October 2, 2018
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Three researchers shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for advances in laser physics. The winners include a woman for the first time in 55 years.

Abstractions blog

A New Test for the Leading Big Bang Theory

By Natalie Wolchover
September 11, 2018
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Cosmologists have predicted the existence of an oscillating signal that could distinguish between cosmic inflation and alternative theories of the universe’s birth.

Illustration of a bunny hiding around a corner
algorithms

The New Science of Seeing Around Corners

By Natalie Wolchover
August 30, 2018
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Computer vision researchers have uncovered a world of visual signals hiding in our midst, including subtle motions that betray what’s being said and faint images of what’s around a corner.

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theoretical physics

Dark Energy May Be Incompatible With String Theory

By Natalie Wolchover
August 9, 2018
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A controversial new paper argues that universes with dark energy profiles like ours do not exist in the “landscape” of universes allowed by string theory.


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