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From The Conversation: Great Mysteries of Physics 4: does objective reality exist?

Chiara Marletto from the Department of Physics talks to The Conversation about constructor theory, a generalisation of the quantum theory of information.

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From The Conversation: Great Mysteries of Physics 4: does objective reality exist?

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Events

Multicomponent High-Entropy Cantor Alloys

Stochastic modeling of neurotransmission dynamics

Modern Lithium-Ion Batteries: More than a Million Miles and Possibly a Century of Life

Data-driven protein design and molecular latent space simulators