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For the first time, scientists have witnessed the very moment DNA begins to unravel, revealing a necessary molecular event ...

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Quantum entropy quantifies (no pun intended) how much disorder or unpredictability is in the state of something, which helps distinguish between two quantum states. Bianconi, in her work ...

In his doctoral thesis, which made waves in 1972, Bekenstein theorized that black holes had entropy, or disorder in its system, and subsequently, according to the laws of physics, a temperature.

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Physics and poetry both distil complexity into clarity. Learn how poetic structure can shape and express scientific ideas.