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This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Alex May, whose research explores the intersection of quantum ...

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Our universe plays by certain rules, which originate from different branches of physics. But sometimes the rules seem ...

Physicists are employing quantum sensors and ultracold silicon detectors to capture elusive dark matter particles, a cosmic mystery outweighing ordinary matter five to one.

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