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Sophia Chen

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Sophia Chen covers physics, engineering, and data science for WIRED.

The Holy Grail of Quantum Computing Is Finally Here. Or Is It?

This Is the Quietest Sound in the Universe

The Chemical Menace Inside Glaciers and Icebergs

The WIRED Guide to Quantum Computing

The Secret Lives of Neutron Stars

Antihelium Offers Hope in the Search for Dark Matter

‘Solar Twins’ Reveal the Consistency of the Universe

How to Use a Laser to Kick an Electron out of a Molecule

A Reboot of the Maxwell’s Demon Thought Experiment—in Real Life

Forget Silicon. This Computer Is Made of Fabric

A Minimalist Approach to the Hunt for Dark Matter

Quantum Advantage Showdowns Have No Clear Winners

Forget Lasers. The Hot New Tool for Physicists Is Sound

To Make Fairer AI, Physicists Peer Inside Its Black Box

How Quickly Can Atoms Slip, Ghostlike, Through Barriers?

In 2020, Diversity Training Workshops Are Getting a Makeover

These Bacteria Ate Their Way Through a Really Tricky Maze

This Lab ‘Cooks’ With AI to Make New Materials

Physicists Clear the Air With a Sweet Frickin' Laser Beam

To Beat Covid-19, Scientists Try to 'See' the Invisible Enemy