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We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers

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We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers

From machine learning to voting, the workings of the world demand randomisation, but true sources of randomness are surprisingly hard to find. Now quantum mechanics has supplied the answer

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Physics

Why quantum mechanics says the past isn’t real

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Physics

Quantum computers reveal that the wave function is a real thing

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No space, no time, no particles: A radical vision of quantum reality

Physics

No space, no time, no particles: A radical vision of quantum reality

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Digital artwork showing a lone human figure standing among jagged, glowing purple peaks that resemble an abstract mountain range, representing the hidden quantum landscape inside a solid.

Physics

We’ve glimpsed the secret quantum landscape inside all matter

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Physicist Frank Wilczek’s unique insights on the nature of reality

Physics

Physicist Frank Wilczek’s unique insights on the nature of reality

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Physics

Why no one can agree on what quantum physics really means

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Physics quantum and quantum superposition

Physics

How quantum superposition forces us to confront what is truly real

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Chair on a jetty

Physics

How metaphysics probes hidden assumptions to make sense of reality

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Searching for the past and future of quantum physics on a tiny island

Physics

Searching for the past and future of quantum physics on a tiny island

According to scientific legend, quantum mechanics was born on the island of Helgoland in 1925. A hundred years later, physicists are still debating the true nature of this strange theory - and recently returned to the island to discuss its future

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Physics

Why John Stewart Bell has been haunting quantum mechanics for decades

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Physics

How dark energy findings may inspire a new generation of physics nerds

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Video

Five physicists discuss the achievements and future of quantum theory

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Physics

Quantum theory at 100: Let’s celebrate its power and provocation

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