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No smooth beginning

A decades-old description of the big bang may not hold up.

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People of PI: Natasha Perkins and the allure of magnetism

Emmy Noether Visiting Fellow Natasha Perkins says experimental relevance is not as important as many people think. If something is…
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Low-temperature physics: quantum researchers collaborate in Canadian arctic

Cutting-edge science met centuries-old traditions when researchers from the Institute for Quantum Computing trekked to the Canadian territory of Nunavut…
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Innovation150 Expo transforms school into science centre for a day

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The universe from a hologram?

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People of PI: Luis Lehner pushes relativity’s limits

By pushing Einstein’s landmark theory to its limits, Luis Lehner hopes to crack open a pathway to new physics.
/Jul 17, 2017
Outreach, People of PI

People of PI: Mathematical physicist Kevin Costello

Childhood puzzles opened up a world of exploration for Kevin Costello.
/Jul 06, 2017
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Celebrating 15 years at the quantum frontier

Raymond Laflamme is stepping down from his role as director at the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of…
/Jun 28, 2017
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Spill: a kinetic sound sculpture at Perimeter Institute

Making music with a pendulum, 75 pounds of rice, and imagination.
/Jun 21, 2017
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10 common misconceptions in physics

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Thank You, Star Trek

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The Physics of the Olympics

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Things didn’t go so smoothly at the big bang…

A decades-old description of the big bang may not hold up to mathematical scrutiny, according to new work co-authored by…
/Jun 15, 2017
Quantum Information, Condensed Matter

If you can’t make it, fake it: How scientists took a step towards topological quantum computing

Topological materials hold great potential for quantum computing, but we don’t know how to make them yet. These scientists came…
/Jun 07, 2017
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Innovation150 Expo brings science to life for Hamilton students

What do you get when 11 of Canada’s top science organizations go back to high school for a day? One amazing…
/Jun 01, 2017
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Can you chalk up a high score on this blackboard quiz?

Physics World explores the enduring role of blackboards in theoretical physics, and invites you to test your physics knowledge with…
/Jun 01, 2017
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Why evidence still matters (but some people don’t care)

Any scientist can tell you that truth is a tricky proposition. Evidence is much more straightforward – or is it?
/May 23, 2017
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People of PI: Teen science whiz Maya Burhanpurkar

Most people who take a year off between high school and university pack a swimsuit and head to the airport.…
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A quantum case of mind over matter?

New research proposes a way to test whether quantum entanglement is affected by consciousness.
/May 19, 2017
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Hollywood physics: grading movies on scientific accuracy

In space, no one can hear you nitpicking.
/May 18, 2017
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About time: metronomes at Perimeter

The tick-tocking of 100 metronomes provided a fitting musical interlude to a conference examining the nature of time in the…
/May 12, 2017
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Musicians turn Trappist-1 system into orbital jazz

When Canadian astrophysicists wrote a paper showing how the orbits of the newly discovered Trappist planets could be stable, a…
/May 11, 2017
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Hearing the universe’s briefest notes

CHIME, a radio telescope under construction in British Columbia, expects to find hundreds of “fast radio bursts” and generate a…
/May 10, 2017
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