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The SESAME Ring
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SESAME Hopes To Transcend Borders With Groundbreaking Science

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

‘Ghostbusters’ Star Kate McKinnon Is Obsessed With Physics
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‘Ghostbusters’ Star Kate McKinnon Is Obsessed With Physics

By Matt Giles

Watch Super-Powerful Electromagnets Shrink Quarters
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Watch Super-Powerful Electromagnets Shrink Quarters

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Enormous Telescope Will Study Neutrinos From The Depths Of The Ocean Floor
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This Enormous Telescope Will Study Neutrinos From The Depths Of The Ocean Floor

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

First Test For Machine That Could Change The Future Of Particle Physics
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First Test For Machine That Could Change The Future Of Particle Physics

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Cats May Understand Cause And Effect, Study Finds
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Cats May Understand Cause And Effect, Study Finds

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Adorable Baby Falcon Found At CERN
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Adorable Baby Falcon Found At CERN

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Phone Cameras Could Get As Sharp As DSLRs, By Bending Laws Of Nature
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Phone Cameras Could Get As Sharp As DSLRs, By Bending Laws Of Nature

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Simonne Jones
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Singer Simonne Jones Fuses Pop Music and Quantum Physics

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Could There Be A Fifth Fundamental Force Of Nature?
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Could There Be A Fifth Fundamental Force Of Nature?

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Large Hadron Collider Atlas experiment detector
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This Is The Sound Of Particles Smashing Together

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Magnetic Explosion In Space, Seen Up Close For The First Time
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A Magnetic Explosion In Space, Seen Up Close For The First Time

By Lindsey Kratochwill

CERN Confirms: Large Hadron Collider Downed By Small Beech Marten
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CERN Confirms: Large Hadron Collider Downed By Small Beech Marten

By Carl Franzen

Scientists Create New Quantum State Of Water By Squeezing It
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Scientists Create New Quantum State Of Water By Squeezing It

By G. Clay Whittaker

Stephen Hawking Answers Our Questions On The Breakthrough Starshot Initiative
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Stephen Hawking Answers Our Questions On The Breakthrough Starshot Initiative

By Cliff Ransom

In A New State Of Matter, Electrons Can Break Into Pieces
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In A New State Of Matter, Electrons Can Break Into Pieces

By Sophie Bushwick

Crispy Chocolate Shells Could Help Us Make Better Rockets And Airplanes
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Crispy Chocolate Shells Could Help Us Make Better Rockets And Airplanes

By Alexandra Ossola

shower curtain billowing while researcher observes its behavior
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Why Do Shower Curtains Billow Inward?

By Daniel Engber

Explore The Large Hadron Collider In 360-Degree Video
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Explore The Large Hadron Collider In 360-Degree Video

By Carl Franzen

What Is Quantum Cryptography?
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What Is Quantum Cryptography?

By Devin Powell

Gravitational Wave Announcement Breaks The Internet
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Gravitational Wave Announcement Breaks The Internet

By Sarah Fecht

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Listen To The Sound Of Gravitational Waves

By Carl Franzen

Gel Brain
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You Have Basic Physics To Thank For Your Brain’s Funky Folds

By Claire Maldarelli

Quantum Chess Is Coming To The Real World
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Quantum Chess Is Coming To The Real World

By Sophie Bushwick

Watch Paul Rudd Battle Stephen Hawking In Quantum Chess
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Watch Paul Rudd Battle Stephen Hawking In Quantum Chess

By Sophie Bushwick

The Science Behind Why Spider-Man Is Too Large To Cling To Walls
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The Science Behind Why Spider-Man Is Too Large To Cling To Walls

By Mary Beth Griggs

Researchers Propose Method For Teleporting Creatures’ Memories
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Researchers Propose Method For Teleporting Creatures’ Memories

By Lindsey Kratochwill

What Are Gravitational Waves And Why Do They Matter?
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What Are Gravitational Waves And Why Do They Matter?

By Sophie Bushwick

Is Multi-Millionfold Speedup Proof That Google Is Really Quantum Computing?
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Is Multi-Millionfold Speedup Proof That Google Is Really Quantum Computing?

By Sophie Bushwick

CMS Lead Detection
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LHC Re-creates First Moments Of The Universe And Sets New Energy Record

By Mary Beth Griggs

A Chocolate Fountain Can Introduce Kids To Complex Physics
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A Chocolate Fountain Can Introduce Kids To Complex Physics

By Mary Beth Griggs

The Physics Of Non-Newtonian Goo Could Save Astronauts’ Lives
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The Physics Of Non-Newtonian Goo Could Save Astronauts’ Lives

By Lydia Chain

Breakthrough Prize 2015
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Breakthrough Prize Honors Scientists Working on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Neutrinos, And More

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Why Dunes Sometimes ‘Burp’ And ‘Boom’
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Why Dunes Sometimes ‘Burp’ And ‘Boom’

By Mary Beth Griggs

The Science Behind Popping A Balloon
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The Science Behind Popping A Balloon

By Mary Beth Griggs

5 Things To Know About The Search For Dark Matter
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5 Things To Know About The Search For Dark Matter

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How Physicists Quantum Teleported Information Over 62 Miles
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How Physicists Quantum Teleported Information Over 62 Miles

By Devin Powell

Our Breakfast With Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Our Breakfast With Neil deGrasse Tyson

By Steph Yin

Submit Your Questions For Our Breakfast With Neil deGrasse Tyson Here
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Submit Your Questions For Our Breakfast With Neil deGrasse Tyson Here

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Scientists Add Ingredient To Make Ice Cream Melt Slower
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Scientists Add Ingredient To Make Ice Cream Melt Slower

By Alexandra Ossola

The Race To Prove ‘Spooky’ Quantum Connection May Have a Winner
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The Race To Prove ‘Spooky’ Quantum Connection May Have a Winner

By Devin Powell

Science Finally Understands How Cereal Gets Soggy
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Science Finally Understands How Cereal Gets Soggy

By Alexandra Ossola

How It Works: The Large Hadron Collider
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How It Works: The Large Hadron Collider

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Physicists Figure Out Why Honey Falls In Twists
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Physicists Figure Out Why Honey Falls In Twists

By Mary Beth Griggs

Alien Spaceships Traveling At Near Light Speeds Will Still Be Visible
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Alien Spaceships Traveling At Near Light Speeds Will Still Be Visible

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Pie Sci: A Few Questions For A Leading Pie Scientist
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Pie Sci: A Few Questions For A Leading Pie Scientist

By Jen Schwartz

Light Photographed As A Wave And A Particle For The First Time
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Light Photographed As A Wave And A Particle For The First Time

By Alexandra Ossola

NSLS-II
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3 Tech Futures A Particle Accelerator On Long Island Could Bring Us

By Mary Beth Griggs

Photon race rendering
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Scientists Slow Down The Speed Of Light As It Travels Through Air

By Lydia Ramsey

Football Physics And The Science Of Deflategate
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Football Physics And The Science Of Deflategate

By Chad Orzel

Watch Raindrops Make Asteroid-Like Collisions [Slo-Mo Video]
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Watch Raindrops Make Asteroid-Like Collisions [Slo-Mo Video]

By Sarah Fecht

The Science And Engineering Of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Balloons
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The Science And Engineering Of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Balloons

By Francie Diep

Peanut Butter
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Geophysicists Are Turning Peanut Butter Into Diamond Gemstones

By Sarah Fecht

Shipping Containers Could Relay Quantum Information Across Oceans
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Shipping Containers Could Relay Quantum Information Across Oceans

By Mary Beth Griggs

Chemists Find A New Chemical Bond
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Chemists Find A New Chemical Bond

By Francie Diep

Physics Explains Ingrown Toenails
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Physics Explains Ingrown Toenails

By Sarah Fecht

This App Turns Your Phone Into A Cosmic Ray Detector
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This App Turns Your Phone Into A Cosmic Ray Detector

By Francie Diep

Why A Blue LED Is Worth A Nobel Prize
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Why A Blue LED Is Worth A Nobel Prize

By Francie Diep

Spooky Action In Threes: Physicists Entangle Three Particles Of Light
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Spooky Action In Threes: Physicists Entangle Three Particles Of Light

By Francie Diep

Light Forms Crystal-Like Structure On Computer Chip
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Light Forms Crystal-Like Structure On Computer Chip

By Rafi Letzter

How A Guy Who Failed Physics Is Reinventing Higher Education
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How A Guy Who Failed Physics Is Reinventing Higher Education

By Brooke Borel

Fall Into A Trance Watching This Pendulum Wave Of Bowling Balls
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Fall Into A Trance Watching This Pendulum Wave Of Bowling Balls

By Francie Diep

Click Your Way To Discovery In CERN’s ‘Particle Clicker’ Game
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Click Your Way To Discovery In CERN’s ‘Particle Clicker’ Game

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Newest, Strictest Test Of A Quantum Computer Yet
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The Newest, Strictest Test Of A Quantum Computer Yet

By Francie Diep

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