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How Peter Higgs revealed the forces that hold the universe together

The physicist Peter Higgs quietly revolutionised quantum field theory, then lived long enough to see the discovery of the Higgs boson he theorised. Despite receiving a Nobel prize, he remained in some ways as elusive as the particle that shares his name

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Bizarre crystal made only of electrons revealed in astonishing detail

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Peter Higgs, physicist who theorised the Higgs boson, has died aged 94

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Physicists created an imaginary magnetic field in real life

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Physicists have worked out how to melt any material

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Hyperelastic gel is one of the stretchiest materials known to science

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Hyperelastic gel is one of the stretchiest materials known to science

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Claudia de Rham inside a virtual skydiving experience

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Claudia de Rham: In search of the true nature of gravity

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We've glimpsed something that behaves like a particle of gravity

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Most accurate clock ever can tick for 40 billion years without error

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The physicist searching for quantum gravity in gravitational rainbows

Claudia de Rham thinks that gravitons, hypothetical particles thought to carry gravity, have mass. If she’s right, we can expect to see “rainbows” in ripples in space-time

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Why we need to invoke philosophy to judge bizarre concepts in science

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How to wrap your head around the most mind-bending theories of reality

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How to wrap your head around the most mind-bending theories of reality

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People run from bulls in Pamplona, Spain

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‘Running of the bulls’ festival crowds move like charged particles

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‘Sound laser’ is the most powerful ever made

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