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Physics

Magic number makes acid fall apart in water

How many water molecules does it take to break up an acid? Mystery solved – apparently five or six will do the trick

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Physics

Model suggests glass ceiling can be cracked from below

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First stars get 150 million years younger overnight

Space

First stars get 150 million years younger overnight

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Technology

Add a dash of quantum for secure cloud computing

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Cosmic inflation's 'smoking gun' goes up in smoke

Space

Cosmic inflation's 'smoking gun' goes up in smoke

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See how sound radiates around a recorder

Physics

See how sound radiates around a recorder

Regulars

Lava could have preserved the origins of life on the moon

Life

Lava could have preserved the origins of life on the moon

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Physics

Wave function gets real in quantum experiment

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Leak suggests big bang find was a dusty mistake

Space

Leak suggests big bang find was a dusty mistake

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Möbius strips of light made for the first time

Technology

Möbius strips of light made for the first time

A decade ago, physicists suggested that certain properties of light can twist into a one-sided loop – now there's proof

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Life

The maths drive is like the sex drive

Opinion

Space

Ancient planets are almost as old as the universe

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Space

Finding ET – we're gonna need a bigger dish

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Physics

Shapely photons break rules to fly slower than light

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