Peter Shor’s algorithm could break the internet – but he's not worried
Few people have invented an algorithm with the potential to spark a worldwide crisis, so why is quantum computing pioneer Peter Shor so unconcerned? Karmela ...
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Audacious mission to rescue NASA's falling telescope has launched
NASA’s Swift space telescope is reaching the end of its two-decade run in orbit – unless a satellite launched on 3 July can give it a lifesaving boost
Random wobbles in time could finally solve gravity’s greatest mystery
The question of how gravity interacts with the quantum world has long perplexed physicists, but a non-quantum theory of space-time could present an answer
The weirdness of neutrinos could completely rewrite particle physics
A philosopher has put forward an argument for rethinking how particles are defined within the standard model of particle physics
This physicist is hunting for the biggest black hole in the universe
Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously large black holes” might be used...
I’m the first person whose life was saved by CRISPR base editing
When standard leukaemia treatments failed, 13-year-old Alyssa Tapley was told she had only weeks left – but then she was offered an experimental procedure
US government wants to have a useful quantum computer by 2028
The US government is trying to speed up the development of quantum computers so it can have one sooner
Can video games help us better understand quantum mechanics?
The world of quantum video games is vast – there are hundreds that are either inspired by quantum mechanics or use quantum computers in their development. Co...
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Neuroscience can't tell us the way to govern people's brains
From the age of legal adulthood to the concept of "profound autism", policy-makers are turning to neuroscience to help shape laws and policies, but the scien...
Hidden black hole could explain mystery at the heart of our galaxy
The area surrounding our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole contains three strangely different populations of stars – but one hidden black hole could e...
SpaceX's secretive plans to deliver cargo to Earth from space
Not much is known about Starfall, SpaceX's new delivery system, but an assessment published in May revealed its intended purpose
A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp
Defying the laws of thermodynamics, experiments are beginning to show that a quantum state that is frozen forever might not be impossible. If we can tame it,...