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From ‘chandeliers’ to entangled qubits, here’s what happens inside a quantum computer | Aeon Videos

From ‘chandeliers’ to entangled qubits – an animated explainer of quantum computing and its revolutionary potential If the words ‘quantum’ and ‘computing’ seem complicated enough without smushing them together, fear not! This animated explainer will teach you how to build … Continue reading

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Is the Proxima System Our Best Hope For Another Earth?

[…] At just four light years away, Proxima Centauri is our closest solar neighbor. The recent discovery of the new exoplanet Proxima D, has reopened the discussion of whether the proxima system is our best chance at reaching another Earth. … Continue reading

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NEW Zinc catalyst dismantling plastics at room temperature.

Plastic Upcycling may not be a familiar phrase for many people, but it could just be the solution to our global plastic waste problem. Existing recycling methods tend to degrade plastics until they’re only good for landfill. Now a new zinc catalyst has … Continue reading

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Anna Machin on Love – TWIS Interviews

Why do we love??? Find out with TWIS! Watch live here or check out our feed over at http://twis.org/live – we have a chatroom! Join us! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/ThisWeekinScience Listen to the full episode in audio or check … Continue reading

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SETI Live: A Third Exoplanet Found Around Our Nearest Star, Proxima Centauri

f we want to make contact one day with life around another star, there’s no better place to look than at worlds around Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our sun. Astronomers have already detected two exoplanets – worlds orbiting … Continue reading

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What If Charge is NOT Fundamental?

[…] If you’ve studied any physics you know that like charges repel and opposite charges attract. But why? It’s as though this thing – electric charge – is as fundamental a property of an object as its mass. It just … Continue reading

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Scientists Discover a New Psychedelic Fish Species with Brilliant Rainbow Scales

MARCH 16, 2022. GRACE EBERT All images © Yi-Kai Tea, courtesy of California Academy of Sciences Scientists off the coast of the Maldives uncovered a new fish species that’s a bold pop of color in comparison to its shadowy twilight … Continue reading

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Why Crocodiles Have An Extra Hole in their Heart

Crocodiles have four-chambered hearts, just like we do! But, while our hearts do just fine with four valves, they have a slightly different approach… Hosted by: Stefan Chin […]

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Why Time Actually Flows Both Ways

[…] *Creator* Jade Tan-Holmes *Animations* Tom Groenestyn *Sound Design and Music* Junior Arruda https://www.youtube.com/c/iamaduo https://www.epidemicsound.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1D30m… *cool physics/math posters* displate.com *Sources and Further Reading* The Direction of Time by Hans Reichenbach https://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0511090… https://williamhoover.info/Scans1980s… https://inspirehep.net/literature/176… Click to access 0912.1756.pdf https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-… https://www.wolframscience.com/refere… … Continue reading

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Would you freeze if you floated out into space? | Hank Green

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