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The nuclear theorist was internationally recognized for his contributions to few- and many-body quantum problems.
The nuclear theorist was internationally recognized for his contributions to few- and many-body quantum problems.
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An interview with a prominent member of the Marshallese diaspora delves into the ongoing impact of aboveground US nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific archipelago.
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The agency awarded fewer grants in the physical sciences in fiscal year 2026 than most years in its history.
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The former fighter pilot wants the designers of autonomous systems to heed the hard lessons from aviation.
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The user community is cheering the availability of more neutrons for scattering experiments while also worrying that a budget shortfall will prevent their full exploitation.
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Over a fiber-optic line with state-of-the-art throughput, light carrying the classical information of internet users was joined by photons serving as quantum cryptographic keys.
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Detecting quantum particles of gravity was long considered hopeless. A new perspective, which takes advantage of quantum technologies, suggests that an experimental realization may be closer than previously thought.
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The newest spacecraft from NASA started as a spy telescope. It’s just one example of the intelligence world offering resources to astronomers.
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Although atoms in an optical lattice typically have only local interactions, periodically shaking them can effectively induce random long-range couplings.
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With quantum state tomography, researchers in the booming field of quantum information science are able to characterize essential operations and devices.
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