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A ring wormhole might be a time portal Wormholes are often thought of as tunnels through space-time with black holes for entrances, but they could theoretically be flat instead, like a door into another location or even another universe. These are known as “ring wormholes”, and in some cases they could also …

AI duped advertising experts BrXnd.ai AI-generated advertisements proved generally indistinguishable from human-made ads in a competition described as the first ad Turing test. The competition was inspired by the original Turing test, which challenges how well machines can mimic humans in conversation. In this case, a panel of 17 marketing …

Simulations on a quantum computer show how information might travel through a wormhole inqnet/A. Mueller (Caltech) A quantum computer has been used to simulate a holographic wormhole for the first time. In this case, the word “holographic” indicates a way to simplify physics problems involving both quantum mechanics and gravity, …

Optical tweezers are very focused laser beams Shutterstock/luchschenF Lasers have been used to throw and catch extremely cold, single atoms. The technique could be used to assemble quantum computers in the future. To arrange atoms that are almost as cold as absolute zero into different configurations, researchers typically grab and …

QUANTUM physics – known to practitioners as quantum mechanics – is a subject that physicists learn in a rather peculiar way. We all learn to calculate using its mathematical framework, but that doesn’t mean we can really explain what it all means. If we go far enough in our education, …

Opportunism might be an inevitable cost of quantum technology Wong Yu Liang/getty images Quantum Bullsh*t Chris Ferrie (Sourcebooks) QUANTUM threads are said to connect us to the fabric of space-time and serve as a conduit for the universe’s energy. It is enough to make Chris Ferrie, a quantum theorist at the University of …

  Thomas Hertog (left) collaborated with Stephen Hawking for many years Courtesy of Thomas Hertog IT WAS common knowledge among students at the University of Cambridge that whoever obtained the best marks in the final part of the mathematical tripos exams would be summoned to see Stephen Hawking. I had …