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The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, connects quantum mechanics to infinitely intricate mathematical structures.
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By entangling vibrations within a single atom, scientists have realized a long-theorized quantum code that could make scalable quantum computing possible.
Researchers have completed a groundbreaking experiment at the European XFEL. An international team of scientists, led by the University of Rostock and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), set out to investigate matter under extreme pressure. In 20…
"We didn't build these tools for one specific application."
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) established a reputation worldwide in 2019 when it released the first-ever image of a black hole.
The launch window, which was delayed by Hurricane Erin last week, opens at 10 p.m. Monday and continues until 3 a.m. Tuesday at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia
Neil Garg is leading the charge to rewrite a fundamental principle that's been part of organic chemistry since 1924 -- Bredt's rule.
Astronomers have glimpsed the inner structure of a dying star in a rare kind of cosmic explosion called an "extremely stripped supernova."
Scientists’ model indicates that dark matter inside gas giants could collapse into black holes detectable by observation. Astronomers have identified more than 5,000 planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. These distant worlds, known as exoplanets, p…
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