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Boris Kiefer, New Mexico State University physics professor, is a co-principal investigator on a project to turn fundamental quantum science into practical technologies that could ...

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Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.

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Readers submitted more than 3,200 ideas for our 50 States, 50 Fixes series. Before the year ends, we wanted to share just a few more of them. By Cara Buckley and Catrin Einhorn It’s been a tough year ...

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Bibha Chowdhuri was a pioneering Indian physicist in cosmic ray research. She made significant discoveries alongside D.M. Bose. Later, she worked at TIFR and PRL. Her research was crucial for ...