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Sophia Chen

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

Hacking the Uncertainty Principle to See an Ion Wiggle

Distant Neutron Stars Could Reveal the Quirks of Quarks

This AI Uses Echolocation to Identify What You're Doing

These Super-Precise Clocks Help Weave Together Space And Time

Scientists Reveal the First Picture of a Black Hole

Scientists Reveal Ancient Social Networks Using AI—and X-Rays

Quantum Physics Could Protect the Grid From Hackers—Maybe

Get Ready For Gravitational Waves All Day, Every Day

Why a Grape Turns Into a Fireball in a Microwave

Scientists Reconstruct an Object by Photographing Its Shadow

A Levitating Glass Bead Probes the Universe’s Mysteries

Dark Matter Hunters Pivot After Years of Failed Searches

Quantum Computing Needs You to Help Solve Its Core Mystery

Mercury Pollution Is Way Up. One Huge Culprit? Gold Mines

Kilogram Redefined. The Metric System Overhaul Is Complete

Quantum Physicists Found a New, Safer Way to Navigate

Physicists Condemn Sexism Through ‘Particles for Justice’

Physicists Who Sculpted Laser Beams Win Nobel Prize

Laser-Carrying Airplanes Uncover Massive Maya Cities

This Microscope Shows the Quantum World in Crazy Detail