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How do we know the speed of light – and why does it have a speed limit at all? Leah Crane explores the history of one of the most important numbers in the universe ...

A theoretical framework predicts the emergence of non-reciprocal interactions that effectively violate Newton's third law in ...

A flash of light hits a simple iron crystal. In the space of a trillionth of a second, its magnetic behavior shifts, as if ...

At 4 degrees Kelvin, most electro-optic materials falter. Nanoelectronics R&D center imec has now successfully engineered ...

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Imagine a display so sharp your eyes can’t tell where the pixels end and the real world begins. That’s what a team of Swedish ...

Gravity and quantum physics interact at the event horizons of black holes, though physicists don’t understand all the details. A new theoretical study has proposed that very small black holes, dubbed ...

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In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.