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The Quantum Thermodynamics Revolution

By Natalie Wolchover
May 2, 2017
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As physicists extend the 19th-century laws of thermodynamics to the quantum realm, they’re rewriting the relationships among energy, entropy and information.

Q&A

A Cosmic-Ray Hunter Takes to the Sky

By Natalie Wolchover
April 27, 2017
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Angela Olinto’s new balloon experiment takes her one step closer to the unknown source of the most energetic particles in the universe.

astrophysics

A Cosmic Burst Repeats, Deepen­ing a Mystery

By Katia Moskvitch
April 18, 2017
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After a surprise discovery, astrophysicists are racing to understand superenergetic flashes of radio waves that sometimes beep out from distant galaxies.

Abstractions blog

Physicists Attack Math’s $1,000,000 Question

By Natalie Wolchover
April 4, 2017
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Physicists are attempting to map the distribution of the prime numbers to the energy levels of a particular quantum system.

Illustration: diver searching for new math
Quantized Columns

Quantum Questions Inspire New Math

By Robbert Dijkgraaf
March 30, 2017
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In order to fully understand the quantum world, we may have to develop a new realm of mathematics.

astrophysics

A New Blast May Have Forged Cosmic Gold

By Joshua Sokol
March 23, 2017
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For decades, researchers believed that violent supernovas forged gold and other heavy elements. But many now argue for a different cosmic quarry.

Abstractions blog

19 Women Leading Math and Physics

By Natalie Wolchover
March 8, 2017
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Top women in mathematics and physics discuss how they got to where they are — and why there aren’t more of them.

Q&A

‘Digital Alchemist’ Seeks Rules of Emergence

By Natalie Wolchover
March 8, 2017
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Computational physicist Sharon Glotzer is uncovering the rules by which complex collective phenomena emerge from simple building blocks.

2D knots illustration by James O'Brien
Quantized Columns

Inside the Knotty World of ‘Anyon’ Particles

By Frank Wilczek
February 28, 2017
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A new class of quantum particle is about to emerge from the tangled considerations of quantum statistics.


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