Time Crystals Made of Light Could Soon Escape the Lab

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March 09, 2022

Quantum Physics Time Crystals Made of Light Could Soon Escape the Lab A new, more robust approach to creating these bizarre constructs brings them one step closer to practical applications By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Archaeology Legendary Shipwreck of Shackleton's Endurance Discovered in Antarctic Waters The discovery of the wreck is "a milestone in polar history," says the director of the search for it By Tom Metcalfe,LiveScience

Particle Physics CERN Suspends Collaborations with Russia Citing the military invasion of Ukraine, the world's leading organization for particle physics research has paused its work with Russia By Tereza Pultarova,SPACE.com

Public Health When Is It Safe to Have Sex after COVID? How to limit your risk of transmitting or getting infected with SARS-CoV-2 By Carolyn Barber

Fossil Fuels Europe Races to Break Energy Ties with Russia A European Union proposal aims to end Russian gas and oil imports by 2030 by ramping up renewables and increasing energy efficiency By Sara Schonhardt,E&E News

Mathematics 3 Revolutionary Women of Mathematics Everyone knows that history's great mathematicians were all men—but everybody is wrong By Avery Carr

Politics How Coin Flipping Can Make Polls More Accurate With midterms upon us, can we find out what voters are really thinking? By Dennis Shasha

Animals Chimps Apply Insects to Their Wounds It is not clear whether the act has medicinal benefit or is merely a cultural practice among the animals. By Christopher Intagliata | 02:20

Pollution Military Action in Chernobyl Could Be Dangerous for People and the Environment Vehicles can kick up radioactive dust, and fighting risks igniting a wildfire in the exclusion zone By Timothy A. Mousseau,The Conversation US

Policy Russia Is Having Less Success at Spreading Social Media Disinformation But that could change if people tire of defending against an onslaught of misinformation By Sophie Bushwick

Climate Change Amazon Rain Forest Nears Dangerous 'Tipping Point' It is losing its ability to recover from disturbances such as drought, wildfire and human development, researchers say By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

History How Much Medieval Literature Has Been Lost? An ecological model suggests islands are better at preserving literature as well as species By Sophie Bushwick

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FROM THE ARCHIVE The Exquisite Precision of Time Crystals Exotic new states of matter contain patterns that repeat like clockwork By Frank Wilczek | November 2019

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