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Sophia Chen

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

The Search for the Universe's Missing Antimatter Remains Annoyingly Nebulous

Scientists Hack a Human Cell and Reprogram It Like a Computer

What if Quantum Computers Used Hard Drives Made of DNA?

How to Use Dark Matter Detectors to Catch a Uranium Thief

Physicists Teach AI to Identify Exotic States of Matter

Physicists, Lasers, and an Airplane: Taking Aim at Quantum Cryptography

The Quiet Epidemic of Mental Disorders in Refugees

Mysterious LHC Photons Have Physicists Searching for Answers

Yeast Can Now Produce (Almost) Anything

Let's Rate the Dumbest Solutions to California's Drought

Museums Are Using LEDs to Protect and Prettify Paintings

Nepal's Quake May Have Primed the Area for Another Big One

Generic GMOs Aren't Going to Bring Down Monsanto's Empire

We Finally Know What Graphene Is Good For: Origami

How to Keep a 1,500-Foot Skyscraper From Falling Over

Here Are Some Antidotes to Science's Old White Guy Problem

Obscure Particle Could Keep Iran Honest on Its Nuclear Deal

Broken Strut Responsible for SpaceX's Sad Rocket Explosion

Charon Has an Outie in New Horizons' Latest Closeup

Pentaquarks Have Physicists Psyched—And Baffled