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Exotic quantum state could make smallest-ever laser
Novel light-matter states would have a technological advantage over electronic circuits
New quantum repeaters could enable a scalable quantum internet
Devices can multiplex and herald entanglement
Nobel laureates call for ‘urgent’ action on the climate ahead of the G7 summit
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New quantum entanglement verification method cuts through the noise
“Conditional witnessing” technique makes many-body entangled states easier to measure
Neuroimaging identifies early-stage dysfunction of the blood–brain barrier
A novel MRI method can detect early blood–brain barrier dysfunction, which has been linked with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease
Quark–gluon plasma flows like water, calculations suggest
Hot, dense matter created just after the Big Bang has a liquid-like minimum kinetic viscosity
High-resolution imaging sheds light on supersolid formation
Physicists observe the birth, life, and death of supersolids at nonzero temperatures
Liquid metal antenna matches extreme curvature and deformation of moving organs
Fluidic antennas with unprecedented deformability deliver new capabilities for tissue-interfaced biomedical devices
Smartphones could create distributed space weather observatory
Data taken by magnetometers could illuminate solar storms
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Physics in the Looking Glass: IOP podcast reflects on the role of physicists in society
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Efficient optical rectenna could generate power from waste heat
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Researchers analyse carbon footprint of planned neutrino experiment
Team finds that the annual greenhouse-gas emissions from the Giant Array for Neutrino Detection will be similar to the production of 1000 cars
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New optical coating technology produces low-loss, high-performance mirror for mid-infrared wavelengths
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Messages scrambled by black holes stand their ground against quantum computers
Featureless “cost functions” prevent quantum machine learning algorithms from reconstructing scrambled information
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Water on a cold surface must heat up to freeze
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The growing pains of quantum computing
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Robotic thumb changes how the brain ‘sees’ the hand
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NASA selects two Venus missions for launch
VERITAS and DAVINCI+ will take-off between 2028 and 2030 to investigate Earth’s sister planet
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