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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Quantum-physics ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stephen Hawking's black hole information paradox could be solved — if the universe has 7 dimensions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stephen Hawking's theory of black hole evaporation clashes with the laws of quantum mechanics. A new paper finds a way around this paradox, provided that the universe has seven dimensions. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9EmwKqK8khtCEiE7kWxxG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of space-time around a black hole. New theoretical research hints that three hidden dimensions of the cosmos could prevent black holes from ever truly disappearing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A swirl of blue and red light around a dark black hole in the right side of the image sits on a white grid of blocks showing the fabric of spacetime]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists just witnessed pinpricks of darkness moving faster than the speed of light ‪—‬ without breaking the laws of relativity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time, researchers measured singularities in combined light and sound waves moving faster than the speed of light. The findings have implications in fluid dynamics, optics and many other fields. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:19:23 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Particle Physics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PQswpbxFMarZgAR3f2jzWf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of dark singularities surrounded by fast-moving whirlpools. A new physics experiment shows that entities like these can actually surpass the speed of light.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows swirling orange and blue holes against a glowing wall to the left. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Really, really weird': Physicists entangle two moving atoms for the first time, validating 'spooky' quantum theory ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time, scientists have observed quantum entanglement in the momentum of massive particles. The result, decades in the making, could help physicists probe the relationship between quantum mechanics and gravity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:19:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Larissa G. Capella ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GY7oFCjuHP2Mtd3qGEw645-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist’s interpretation of two quantum-entangled atoms. For the first time, physicists have observed two entangled helium atoms in motion, bringing this surreal phenomenon into sharper reality.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two red nuclei are surrounded by blue glowing balls and connected together by yellow and purple lines, all against a purple background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A new tweak to Einstein's relativity could transform our understanding of the Big Bang ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new physics paper proposes modifications to Einstein’s theory of relativity that could solve one of the biggest issues about our understanding of the Big Bang. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Physics &amp; Mathematics]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mf59AcAxnRm2tQEZfcAPSo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the earliest moments of the universe. Proposed changes to Einstein’s relativity suggest that the universe did not start from a singularity, potentially solving one of the biggest outstanding questions about the Big Bang.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the Big Bang, with purple, blue and yellow colors spread out from a white glowing light with straight rays coming out in all directions, all over a starry black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists push quantum boundaries by turning a superfluid into a supersolid — and back — for the first time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists saw excitons, a type of quasiparticle, undergo a reversible phase transition from superfluid to supersolid for the first time, opening new doors for studying extreme states of matter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:29:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wz6isXbmhL6kDMmLDLrwBg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Cory Dean, Columbia University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of excitons arranging into a solid pattern in bilayer graphene. For the first time, physicists have observed a superfluid tranform into a supersolid and back again.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of excitons arranging into a solid pattern in bilayer graphene, depicted as blue and red dots forming a lattice]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists push thousands of atoms to a 'Schrödinger's cat' state — bringing the quantum world closer to reality than ever before ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have demonstrated that a nanoparticle of 7,000 sodium atoms can act as a wave, creating a record-setting superposition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:09:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Harris ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZSEA9CLYgLvxKE9k3GyPkg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of particles behaving like a wave. Physicists have coaxed thousands of sodium nanoparticles into acting like waves in a new superposition experiment.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of particles behaving like a wave]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What are the 'magic numbers' in nuclear physics, and why are they so powerful? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may make all the difference. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:33:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:43:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ai3TjZYDLu3t2NC3SR5zZd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An abstract illustration of a radioactive atom losing particles. In nature, some atoms are inherently more stable than others, thanks to certain &quot;magic numbers&quot; of nuclear particles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of small particles gathered together in an orb]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists use Stephen Hawking theory to propose 'black hole morsels' — strange, compact objects that could reveal new physics ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Violent black hole collisions may create black hole 'morsels' no larger than an asteroid — and these bizarre objects could pave the way to unlocking new physics, a study claims. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 23:20:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BtxcmtRrrh5pMQP79a5ekS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a supermassive black hole merging with a smaller black hole. Such interactions could produce asteroid-size black hole ‘morsels’ as a byproduct — and scientists are keen to study them.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of a small black hole orbiting around a supermassive black hole exhibiting a gravitational lensing effect]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Paraparticles' would be a third kingdom of quantum particle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new proposal makes the case that paraparticles — a new category of quantum particle — could be created in exotic materials. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:27:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shalma Wegsman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XSR2MGSejdP69gsexBZXRo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Paraparticles would have hidden quantum states that change when two particles swap places.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A four-paneled illustration. In each panel, a number of three cups are lifted up to reveal different colored glowing orbs in different places]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New theory could finally make 'quantum gravity' a reality — and prove Einstein wrong ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 17:02:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 16 May 2025 16:24:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hdr6Vbkrjpb7dmZqnpjFWJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An abstract illustration of quantum particles entangling. New research aims to unite gravity with quantum physics using a novel approach to general relativity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an abstract illustration depicting quantum entanglement]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In a first, physicists spot elusive 'free-range' atoms — confirming a century-old theory about quantum mechanics ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists have used a novel technique to observe individual atoms interacting in free space for the first time ever. The new technique confirms a century-old quantum mechanical theory. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6KdkGK6EDoaJXAmkKvuGzU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is quantum superposition and what does it mean for quantum computing? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Quantum superposition is a phenomenon in which a tiny particle can be in two states at the same time — but only if it is not being directly observed. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tvPJuuQxrcnVsRBat8zNKE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists claim to find 'first observational evidence supporting string theory,' which could finally reveal the nature of dark energy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists have proposed a new model of space-time that may provide the 'first observational evidence supporting string theory,' a new preprint suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tZYakvDgRSW3YLzm9F8ANf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists turn light into a 'supersolid' for the 1st time ever: What that means, and why it matters ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time, researchers transformed light into a quantum crystalline structure to create a "supersolid" that's both solid and liquid at the same time. Here’s what that means, and why it's such a big step forward. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iUMhj8pNchx5NtXHyFRnxA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover simpler way to achieve Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance' thanks to AI breakthrough — bringing quantum internet closer to reality ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ AI has helped physicists discover a simpler way of achieving quantum entanglement. This finding could make it easier to develop quantum communication technologies. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Peter Ray Allison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4P7TSoFjUmsK8AoAbqWULK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Einstein's equations need to be refined': Tweaks to general relativity could finally explain what lies at the heart of a black hole ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Black hole singularities should not exist, according to theories of quantum mechanics. New tweaks to Einstein's equations of general relativity could finally do away with them, and explain what truly lies at the heart of a black hole. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J4xFJhEj74SMzjLkyRHK5M-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Black hole singularities — theoretical points of infinite density at the centers of the cosmic monsters — defy physics. New tweaks proposed to Einstein’s relativity may do away with them at last.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do black holes really evaporate — and how do we know? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In 1974, Stephen Hawking proposed that black holes could evaporate. But do we understand how this might happen? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KdiL9wqpVkbuRi5tvxg2z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Stephen Hawking theorized that black holes can slowly emit particles, meaning that one day they&#039;ll eventually evaporate and explode. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of a black hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/the-shape-of-light-scientists-reveal-image-of-an-individual-photon-for-1st-time-ever</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using a groundbreaking new technique, researchers have unveiled the first detailed image of a photon — a single particle of light — ever taken. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eQjVBwXHWHAyWThasKjHRb-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A groundbreaking new technique has revealed the first detailed image of an individual photon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The first detailed image of an individual photon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is light a particle or a wave? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Does light behave more like a particle, or like a wave? Today we know the surprising answer. Here's why it took so long to get there. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BpsG7GoD9grkFm45Rdt9v9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An abstract illustration of shining light. Whether light is a particle or a wave was a question that has vexed scientists for centuries.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a flash of light]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Quantum physicists discover 'negative time' in strange experiment ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists showed that photons can seem to exit a material before entering it, revealing observational evidence of negative time ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Manon Bischoff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9x5MePMV3XhADaXuCGKv9S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Time can take on negative values in the quantum realm.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of a clock with an abstract blue background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stephen Hawking's black hole radiation paradox could finally be solved — if black holes aren't what they seem ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research suggests that black holes may actually be "frozen stars," bizarre quantum objects that lack a singularity and an event horizon, potentially solving some of the biggest paradoxes in black hole physics. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofp5zxDdyUF2WJny8W8NVY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists find superconductor behavior at temperatures once thought 'impossible' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have observed an unexpected new behavior in a superconducting material. If physicists can figure out the cause, it could help them to find room-temperature superconductors. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZCGmunjknnSS5U2VvXXgUJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept image of a levitating superconductor.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept image of a levitating superconductor.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Huge cosmological mystery could be solved by wormholes, new study argues ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The universe is expanding at an ever accelerating rate — and tiny wormholes that bore through the fabric of space-time might be to blame, a new study proposes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:55:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YYbxZcV2ZkF2R6kUAXP8EP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a wormhole tunnelling through space-time. Such wormholes could explain the increasing expansion of the universe, a new study proposes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a red spiral tunnel in space with a bright light at the end]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Longstanding physics mystery may soon be solved, thanks to Einstein and quantum computing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The nature of quantum entanglement remains an outstanding problem in physics. But Albert Einstein's theories, along with insights from quantum computing, could finally put the mystery to rest. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ William Mark Stuckey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LWoANDVAX3kGAJaKPuTtu5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Can the theory of relativity inform quantum mechanics?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s digital rendering of a wave rippling through a hologram-like texture]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Time might be a mirage created by quantum physics, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists have struggled to understand the nature of time since the field began. But a new theoretical study suggests time could be an illusion woven at the quantum level. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:32:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/odg7nMkg7waM8ZWegJmXqT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Atoms squished closer together than ever before, revealing seemingly impossible quantum effects ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/atoms-squished-closer-together-than-ever-before-revealing-seemingly-impossible-quantum-effects</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using a clever laser technique, scientists have squished pairs of atoms closer together than ever before, revealing some truly mind-boggling quantum effects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 17:21:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6zyvEdsKYmd6AZHH6RFbz5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of two atoms interacting at an extremely close separation. New research pushed layers of atoms 10 times closer together than in any previous experiment, resulting in odd quantum effects.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of two spheres surrounded by bright circles of light. The spheres are connected with lightning-like light ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning image shows atoms transforming into quantum waves — just as Schrödinger predicted ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/stunning-image-shows-atoms-transforming-into-quantum-waves-just-as-schrodinger-predicted</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new imaging technique, which captured frozen lithium atoms transforming into quantum waves, could be used to probe some of the most poorly understood aspects of the quantum world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 14:43:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgPKKYXqzwgYn269WzF42a-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The image shows Lithium atoms cooled to near absolute zero appearing as red dots on the image. By combining several of these images, the authors were able to observe atoms behaving like waves.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The image shows the white dots of Lithium atoms cooled to near absolute zero. The red smudges around them represent their wave packets.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tweak to Schrödinger's cat equation could unite Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics, study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists have proposed modifications to the infamous Schrödinger's cat paradox that could help explain why quantum particles can exist in more than one state simultaneously, while large objects (like the universe) seemingly cannot. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G9NXcCENc7uN2K96FFcY5b-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The universe&#039;s largest structures appear to follow the rules of Einstein&#039;s relativity, while the smallest objects obey quantum mechanics. Can proposed changes to the infamous Schrödinger&#039;s cat equations help unite the two theories?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a wobbly grid representing space-time, in front of a vast field of stars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists made the coldest large molecule on record — and it has a super strange chemical bond ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A four-atom molecule has broken the record for coldest large molecule. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AVHup3SBpUaribnMCe4zY5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists make record-breaking 'quantum vortex' to study the mysteries of black holes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists created a 'quantum vortex,' which flows with 500 times less viscosity than water and could be used to study the space-time warping caused by black holes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:24:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9LrpJpULzXvzUEtLpMBELS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ CERN proposes $17 billion particle smasher that would be 3 times bigger than the Large Hadron Collider ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ CERN's proposed $17 billion particle collider would search for new and unknown physics, but it has drawn fire for its hefty price tag. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 22:25:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eLgG2g2C69dSoG7yZyTU3m-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A schematic map showing a possible location for the Future Circular Collider.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A schematic map showing a possible location for the Future Circular Collider.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cosmic strings can break — and when they do, they shake the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many models of the universe predict the existence of countless invisible strings stretching across space. New research finds a way these strings might snap — and how we could feel the fallout. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UhSdb4RwS4Eijb3DR5nYSE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Chris Ringeval]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Numerical simulation of cosmic strings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Numerical simulation of cosmic strings.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Telescope viewed a distant galaxy whose light appears to contradict some of the most common rules of quantum physics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ULWrxrjBL8nsK7J7dUAZeL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014 is located 275 million light-years from Earth. Seen face-on, the galaxy has two prominent, well-defined spiral arms and an energetic glowing core known as an active galactic nucleus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014 is located 275 million light-years from Earth. Seen face-on, the galaxy has two prominent, well-defined spiral arms and an energetic glowing core known as an active galactic nucleus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's largest gravitational wave observatory squeezes light beyond the 'quantum limit' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers at the LIGO gravitational wave observatory used a new technique called frequency-dependent squeezing to boost weak signals above quantum noise. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/indMnRBNfStWFBxuabaBRa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Largest gravitational wave observatory squeezes light beyond quantum limit]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Largest gravitational wave observatory squeezes light beyond quantum limit.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Quantum 'yin-yang' shows two photons being entangled in real-time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The stunning experiment, which reconstructs the properties of entangled photons from a 2D interference pattern, could be used to design faster quantum computers. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MbtmSRkQZB5sPGPrTP4R55-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nature Photonics, Zia et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The reconstruction of a holographic image of two entangled photons]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A yin-yang-like shape made of pink and green dots shows two particles in a state of quantum entanglement]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The most magical equation in physics': How Paul Dirac accidentally revealed the strange world of antimatter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this extract from the book 'The One Thing You Need to Know', author Marcus Chown explains how the Dirac Equation came to be. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marcus Chown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B5YSrtSJSKcXt6nCybUGKh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Distortions in space-time could put Einstein's theory of relativity to the ultimate test ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/distortions-in-space-time-could-put-einsteins-theory-of-relativity-to-the-ultimate-test</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Observing time distortions could show whether Einstein's theory of general relativity accounts for the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:01:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EUyYqHTCYRzSTWHtFidZ8U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gravitational lensing -- a phenomenon predicted by Albert Einstein&#039;s theory of relativity -- warps starlight into a cosmic smily face.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A telescope image of warped yellow starlight forming a smily face against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's heaviest Schrödinger's cat made in quantum crystal visible to the naked eye ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/worlds-heaviest-schrodingers-cat-made-in-quantum-crystal-visible-to-the-naked-eye</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists have placed part of a sapphire crystal into a quantum superposition, making it the heaviest object to show quantum effects, in a new take on Erwin Schrödinger's famous cat experiment. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:01:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vuf5igZMPqPVM6DLPRtqcg-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yiwen Chu/ETH Zurich]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There may have been a second Big Bang, new research suggests ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/a-dark-big-bang-may-have-flooded-the-universe-with-invisible-matter-new-study-proposes</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Within a month of the Big Bang, a second cosmic explosion may have given the universe its invisible dark matter, new research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MQF8jyqhS8tGPSaF7dbvw7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dark matter, represented as blue light in this Hubble Telescope image of galaxy cluster Cl0024+1654, may have exploded into the universe one month after the Big Bang, new research suggests.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Hubble Telescope image of the galaxy cluster Cl0024+1654, showing red pinpricks of stars on a blue field of dark matter]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The universe is slightly hotter than it should be. 'Dark photons' could be to blame. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Intergalactic gas clouds are slightly hotter than they should be, new research claims, and theoretical particles called 'dark photons' could explain it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GNvowHN8Zqr5CvKV8snyaY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A galaxy with a large reservoir of dark matter (purple overlay) in its center.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A galaxy with a large reservoir of dark matter (purple overlay) in its center.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does reality exist when we're not looking? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/does-reality-exist-quantum-physics</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In quantum physics, particles exist in many states at once until you measure them. Can reality really work that way? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QdsiNvr4caWvLjDmUtTspK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do quantum universes really exist? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/do-parallel-quantum-universes-really-exist</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In some interpretations of quantum mechanics, such as the Many-Worlds interpretation or the Pilot Wave Theory, parallel universes may form every time a subatomic particle goes through any interaction. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 13:01:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ijLpNngmJqgEXdBzCB72dN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does consciousness explain quantum mechanics? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/does-consciousness-explain-quantum-mechanics</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A wild theory suggests that consciousness may explain quantum mechanics, by forcing the subatomic particles to choose one concrete outcome. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 18:00:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tyNoL7R2nku4XxFXVF9HW6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Concept art of quantum mechanics, theory of superstrings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Concept art of quantum mechanics, theory of superstrings.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is all matter made up of both particles and waves? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/wave-particle-duality</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ According to quantum mechanics, the physics theory that describes the zoo of subatomic particles, all matter can be described as both particles and waves. But is it real? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2022 18:00:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RC8x59QKddRWjLvLnAjJ63-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Abstract image of two waves of light (one pink the other red) colliding together.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Abstract image of two waves of light (one pink the other red) colliding together.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Quantum time flip' makes light move simultaneously forward and backward in time ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/quantum-time-flipped-photon-first-time</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The time-flipped photon can't be used to restage "Back to the Future," but it could help us figure out some of the universe's most mysterious phenomena. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:37:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tsQhFSaizqrS5CX2q6UY4S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The mixed time directions of the photon could help physicists probe inside black holes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The effect has been observed for the first time in a dense atomic cloud.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weird quantum experiment shows protons have more 'charm' than we thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Protons can contain a charm quark, an elementary particle 1.5 times heavier than the proton itself. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:04:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/84zn8pmXtV5xFBf2JGhFS6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s conception of protons, each containing up and down quarks, colliding]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Protons, made of three quarks, colliding]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How It Works issue 163: Your nervous system explained ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/how-it-works-issue-163-your-nervous-system-explained</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Discover the intricate network of specialised cells that make up your nervous system, and how this command center controls everything from thinking to walking. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:47:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:48:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.biggs@futurenet.com (Ben Biggs) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Biggs ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QqDL7uuGqn2XE2coQRrrtU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How It Works issue 163 - the nervous system]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[How It Works issue 163 - the nervous system]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black holes may grow quantum 'hair' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/black-hole-quantum-hair</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The quantum state of a black hole's gravitational field may hold clues as to what is beyond the event horizon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 18:42:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:51:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5yyL8eEKjNYnWzPSZYjfGE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of a black hole sucking in all the nearby matter in space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[In this illustrative concept image, a black hole is sucking in all the nearby matter in space. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weird quantum boomerang predicted 60 years ago spotted for the first time ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/quantum-boomerang-effect-spotted</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The effect has been predicted for more than 60 years. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PdX2QTBQ8vTY2fb2jVXB9W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The weird effect is a result of quantum particles being both waves and particles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The weird effect is a result of quantum particles being both waves and particles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Quantum mechanics: Definitions, axioms, and key concepts of quantum physics ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Quantum mechanics, or quantum physics, is the body of scientific laws that describe the wacky behavior of photons, electrons and the other subatomic particles that make up the universe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Mann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R8Bfi2Thwq7cnTabi4J2pE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Quantum physics describes the strange behavior of atoms and subatomic particles, sometimes leading to surprising and baffling  results.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of an atom on a rainbow background, representing the world of quantum physics]]></media:text>
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