Tiny graphene sheets can start or stop ice crystals growing in water
By Leah Crane A tiny fleck of grapheme oxide can start turning water into iceGrazyna…
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New Scientist ranks the top 10 discoveries of the decade
The 2010s saw huge advancements across science and technology. Relive the best moments with our…
Google’s quantum supremacy algorithm has found its first practical use
Google has put the algorithm it used to achieve quantum supremacy to work. It generated…
The real science behind Rick and Morty
Science-fiction sitcom Rick and Morty is back for season four and the hapless duo are…
Quantum computer sets new record for finding prime number factors
By Leah Crane All numbers can be broken down into their prime factorsJV Photo/Alamy Quantum…
Time travel without paradoxes is possible with many parallel timelines
By Chelsea Whyte Doctor Strange searches alternate timelines in Avengers: Infinity WarMarvel Studios Would-be time…
Google has performed the biggest quantum chemistry simulation ever
By Leah Crane Google’s Sycamore quantum processorErik Lucero/Google Google has used its record-breaking quantum computer…
Heat can quantum leap across a totally empty vacuum
By Leah Crane Quantum fluctuations can transfer heat across a vacuumsakkmesterke/Getty In a strange sort…
Does tapping a beer can prevent it foaming over? Scientists found out
By Sam Wong Don’t do thissimonkr/Getty Tapping a beer can is a time-honoured way to…
In the quantum world, uncertainty reigns – or is it all in the mind?
Schrödinger’s dead-and-alive cat embodies the uncertainty of the quantum world. But whether parallel realities truly…