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quantum physics

Fluid Tests Hint at Concrete Quantum Reality

By Natalie Wolchover
June 24, 2014
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Surprising oil drop experiments suggest that the quantum world may not be as strange as advertised.

Efimov trimers.
particle physics

Physicists Prove Surprising Rule of Threes

By Natalie Wolchover
May 27, 2014
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Three groups of experimentalists have independently observed a strange state of matter that forms from three particles of any type and at any scale, from practically infinitesimal to infinite.

Gravitons
theoretical physics

Betting on the Future of Quantum Gravity

By Natalie Wolchover
March 14, 2014
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New calculations suggest physicists may someday discover a fundamental theory of gravity, but it could require a radical new perspective on the universe.

Gamma Ray Excess
astrophysics

Case for Dark Matter Signal Strengthens

By Natalie Wolchover
March 3, 2014
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A new analysis strengthens the case that gamma rays emanating from the center of the Milky Way come from dark matter particles known as WIMPs.

Physics

Search Escalates for Key to Why Matter Exists

By Natalie Wolchover
October 15, 2013
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Physicists have completed a new round of searches for the answer to why matter dominates over antimatter. But the radioactive decay that would solve the puzzle is evading them.

Data Driven: The New Big Science

A Digital Copy of the Universe, Encrypted

By Natalie Wolchover
October 2, 2013
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As physics prepares for ambitious projects like the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the field is seeking new methods of data-driven discovery.

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theoretical physics

A Jewel at the Heart of Quantum Physics

By Natalie Wolchover
September 17, 2013
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Physicists have discovered a jewel-shaped geometric object that challenges the notion that space and time are fundamental constituents of nature.

particle physics

In Hunt for Dark Matter, Promises to Keep?

By Jennifer Ouellette
July 18, 2013
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Whispers of the elusive particles are becoming stronger with a series of signals that appear to be zeroing in on a leading contender.

theoretical physics

Is Nature Unnatural?

By Natalie Wolchover
May 24, 2013
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Decades of confounding experiments have physicists considering a startling possibility: The universe might not make sense.


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