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Physics

We may need a fourth law of thermodynamics for living systems

The laws of thermodynamics don't accurately account for the complex processes in living cells 鈥� do we need a new one to accurately measure the ways living systems are out of equilibrium?

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Brian and Beatie - by Cecily Eno

Physics

Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe discuss their new spacebound album, Liminal

Culture
People searching for quasicrystals in a surreal pink and blue landscape, reminiscent of a quasicrystal's non-repeating atomic structure

Chemistry

Why quasicrystals shouldn鈥檛 exist but are turning up in strange places

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Technology

Static electricity can remove frost from windows using little energy

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Physics

The fascinating story of the ultimate cosmic law

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Mathematics

Mathematicians have found a hidden ‘reset button’ for undoing rotation

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Physics

Physicists are uncovering when nature鈥檚 strongest force falters

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Physics

Swirly lasers can control an ungovernable cousin of magnetism

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Physics

We may finally know what causes will-o鈥�-the-wisps

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A bright star emitting streaks of light that curve outwards as the star moves across the night sky

Space

How faster-than-light explosions could reveal the universe鈥檚 secrets

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to understand the mysteries of neutron stars, gamma ray bursts and more

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Physics

Should it be space-time or spacetime 鈥� and why does it matter anyway?

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Physics

Hottest engine in the world reveals weirdness of microscopic physics

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Technology

Tiny discs can levitate in the upper atmosphere using sunlight alone

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Physics

We鈥檝e discovered a new kind of magnetism. What can we do with it?

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