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when lasers learn how to turn a corner…
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when lasers learn how to turn a corner…

A new experiment unlocks quantum behaviors that can make laser beams more cohesive and negotiate more complicated trajectories.

why absolute zero isn’t theoretically absolute
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why absolute zero isn’t theoretically absolute

Amazingly, you can cool something to below absolute zero. And what happens when you do is really, really weird...

the bizaarre, yet possible physics of r’lyeh
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the bizaarre, yet possible physics of r’lyeh

Why is R'yleh, the fictional underwater city where Cthulhu lies dead-dreaming, appear so insanely unreal, literally? One physicist thinks he knows the answer.

is it cold fusion or just a scam, revisited
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is it cold fusion or just a scam, revisited

Andrea Rossi is still keeping up his cold fusion scam and taking a community of fervent believers for a ride in the process.

is this the real life, is this just a complex cosmological simulation?
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is this the real life, is this just a complex cosmological simulation?

A new experiment is attempting to find out whether we may be living in some sort of simulation.

earth is growing, proclaims amateur geologist
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earth is growing, proclaims amateur geologist

Apparently middle aged planets also gain mass around their equators according to an amateur geologist very passionate about his epiphany.

why a missing higgs boson won’t derail physics
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why a missing higgs boson won’t derail physics

It would be amazing for the LHC to find the Higgs boson. It would be even more interesting if it doesn't.

so what’s the fine for breaking relativity?
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so what’s the fine for breaking relativity?

An experiment has detected neutrinos moving slightly faster than the speed of light and the scientists can't believe their results.

is it viable cold fusion or an imminent scam?
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is it viable cold fusion or an imminent scam?

Two Italians claim they cracked cold fusion and are ready to build a small power plant for paying customers. Their proof, however, points to this being an obvious scam.

so how would you say hello in your universe?
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so how would you say hello in your universe?

Biocentrism is the hottest new "quantum" woo that's literally all about you...

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