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![Quantum entanglement enables a range of futuristic technologies.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HD5YvLou3pppAA4BHSrsuS-320-80.jpg)
Nobel Prize in Physics goes to scientists who paved the way for quantum computing
By Tereza Pultarova published
Three scientists who laid the groundwork for the understanding of the odd "entangling" behavior of quantum particles have received the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics.
![strings swirl out in web](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7FkCoJdLvPBuWQyz2m8X3W-320-80.jpg)
Can stringy physics rescue the universe from a catastrophic transformation?
By Paul Sutter published
A new understanding inspired by string theory shows that our universe may be more stable than we previously thought.
![The Standard Model of physics is the theory of particles, fields and the fundamental forces that govern them. An illustration of the structure inside an atom.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qGnYUXGNu5VDH9UGyEyx9G-320-80.jpg)
What is the Standard Model?
By Keith Cooper last updated
Reference The Standard Model of Physics is the theory of particles, fields and the fundamental forces that govern them.
![An illustration of two bosons produced by colliding two protons.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LGCP9K2W7nNEh9bEHH9x2Z-320-80.jpg)
What are bosons?
By Robert Lea last updated
Reference Bosons are at the heart of interactions between matter, carry the universe's fundamental forces, and help the constituents of matter stick together.
![Stars, like our sun, are powered by nuclear fusion.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EKoHaUCuaNCxvyiaLYhBaK-320-80.jpg)
What is nuclear fusion?
By Robert Lea last updated
Reference Nuclear fusion is the process of forcing together two light atomic nuclei and creating a heavier one, in the process taking a tiny amount of matter and turning it into massive amounts of energy.
![An illustration of nuclear fission on the atomic level depicting atomic nuclei being split apart.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bRHTbm35KdtiWHAV7mdGzB-320-80.jpg)
What is nuclear fission?
By Robert Lea last updated
Reference Nuclear fission is the process of breaking large atomic nuclei into smaller atomic nuclei to release a large amount of energy.
![The gravitational constant can be used to calculate the gravitational pull between two objects. An illustration of the gravitational fields of the Earth and Moon distorting the fabric of space-time.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkLPUBoTHpKhpxx79Y8xq7-320-80.jpg)
What is the gravitational constant?
By Keith Cooper last updated
Reference What is the gravitational constant, how do scientists measure it, and is it really constant or can it change across time and space?
![Neutrinos bombarding the Earth in an illustration.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oChADQ4TqzbdUfUvA35kbS-320-80.jpg)
What are neutrinos?
By Keith Cooper published
Reference Inside the secret lives of neutrinos, the universe's 'ghost particles.' What are their properties, how are they created, and what can they tell us about fundamental physics?
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