Are we are living in a computer simulation? Intriguingly, the crux of this question may be hiding in an exotic quantum phenomenon which shows up in metals as a response to twists of space-time geometry.
Quantum Physics
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Twitter's test of an expanded 280-character limit is aimed at luring new users, but some of the social network's passionate loyalists fear the change will strip it of its unique appeal.
Internet
Sep 27, 2017
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Rudimentary life may have existed on Earth 3.95 billion years ago, a time when our infant planet was being bombarded by comets and had hardly any oxygen, researchers said Wednesday.
Earth Sciences
Sep 27, 2017
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In mid-September, Apple unveiled its new Face ID facial recognition system , which is due to debut with the iPhone X on Nov. 3. The system lets users unlock their phones just by glancing at them, but has also raised privacy ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 27, 2017
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US President Donald Trump won't be part of the group testing the expanded character limit for messages on the Twitter the social network.
Internet
Sep 27, 2017
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The U.S. Army Research Laboratory and its partners have made a breakthrough in understanding the structure of entanglement in quantum systems with long-range interactions.
Quantum Physics
Sep 27, 2017
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Analysing a mixture of earth samples and meteorites, scientists from the University of Bristol have shed new light on the sequence of events that led to the creation of the planets Earth and Mars.
Astronomy
Sep 27, 2017
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Oxford University scientists have shed new light on how the Earth was first formed.
Space Exploration
Sep 27, 2017
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For decades, astronomers have tried to pin down why two of the most common types of active galaxies, known as Type I and Type II galaxies, appear different when observed from Earth. Although both galaxy types host voracious ...
Astronomy
Sep 27, 2017
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In August, detectors on two continents recorded gravitational wave signals from a pair of black holes colliding. This discovery, announced today, is the first observation of gravitational waves by three different detectors, ...
Astronomy
Sep 27, 2017
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