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The world’s first fully 3D-printed microscope blew up in 2025
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Qubits break quantum limit to encode information for longer
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Physics of light and magnetism rewritten after almost two centuries
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The forgotten women of quantum physics
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‘Nightmare’ calculation may be too tricky for even quantum computers
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What makes a quantum computer good?
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Physicists are uncovering when nature’s strongest force falters
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