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Visions of Future Physics

By Natalie Wolchover
September 22, 2015
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Nima Arkani-Hamed is championing a campaign to build the world’s largest particle collider, even as he pursues a new vision of the laws of nature.

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Theories of Everything, Mapped

By Natalie Wolchover
August 3, 2015
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Explore the deepest mysteries at the frontier of fundamental physics, and the most promising ideas put forth to solve them.

The Quantum Fabric of Space-Time

Interactive: What Is Space?

By Thomas Lin
April 30, 2015
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Imagine the fabric of space-time peeled back layer by layer.

The Quantum Fabric of Space-Time

How Quantum Pairs Stitch Space-Time

By Jennifer Ouellette
April 28, 2015
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New tools may reveal how quantum information builds the structure of space.

The Quantum Fabric of Space-Time

Wormholes Untangle a Black Hole Paradox

By K.C. Cole
April 24, 2015
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A bold new idea aims to link two famously discordant descriptions of nature. In doing so, it may also reveal how space-time owes its existence to the spooky connections of quantum information.

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In Fake Universes, Evidence for String Theory

By Natalie Wolchover
February 18, 2015
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If string theorists can show that their framework is the only consistent theory of quantum gravity, does that make it true even without tangible evidence?

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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.

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Physicists Eye Quantum-Gravity Interface

By Natalie Wolchover
October 31, 2013
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Physicists have devised experiments that can probe the interface between quantum mechanics and general relativity.

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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.


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