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Anomalous” heat flow, which at first appears to violate the second law of thermodynamics, gives physicists a way to detect quantum entanglement without destroying it.

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Every year in October our UCSB Physics faculty present an explanation of the Nobel Prize in Physics for that year.

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From designing proteins not found in nature to extending healthy lifespan, Retro Biosciences is applying AI models to advance cellular reprogramming for aging research. The company operates across ...

That means they help fight free radicals—harmful molecules that damage cells and are linked to aging and brain diseases. CACQDs also stop certain harmful proteins from sticking together in the brain.