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A tiny discrepancy in particle physics has loomed for decades as an exciting possible crack in one of science’s most successful theories, hinting at unknown forces or quantum objects. Now, an ...

A quantum spin liquid is a phase of matter in which the magnetic moments in a material do not align or freeze, even at ...

When you have to physically tap your phone against another device to unblock certain apps and websites, can it prevent ...

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On a breezy afternoon last autumn in Cambridge, Mass., in a laboratory thrumming with the huff-whish-huff sound of ...

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Six weeks after the beginning of the war with Iran, President Donald Trump is giving the United States Navy its most difficult jobs of the conflict: blockading Iran’s ports and clearing the strategic ...

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