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Time travel experiment demonstrates how to avoid the grandfather paradox (Update)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Among the many intriguing concepts in Einstein’s relativity theories is the idea of closed timelike curves (CTCs), which are paths in spacetime that return to their starting points. As such, CTCs offer the possibility of traveling back in time.

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The Mulsanne by Bentley

The Mulsanne by Bentley

The Mulsanne is a driving experience at the very pinnacle of British motoring, mixing the very best of modern technology and engineering with the unique heritage of the marque.   Echoing the signature Bentley design cues of the past, it ...

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FrontRunners: Heavy Metal

Much of the roughly 700-pound weight of the new 5-foot-7-inch-tall Sonus Faber Flagship loudspeaker (www.sonusfaber.com) rests in the huge vibration conveyors at the cabinet’s top and bottom. The considerable mass and clamshell shape of these anodized aluminum blocks trap and collect the energy generated by audio frequency resonance. A vertical ...

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Sport: Tiger Tales

The sun resembles a fiery peach as it rises over the Zambezi River at 6 am. Fish eagles fly overhead and elephants graze on a distant riverbank while I set out by pontoon in search of the legendary tigerfish, one of angling’s greatest prizes.

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Spirits: Dutch Treat

In certain circles, a high price connotes quality, and few sectors of the marketplace have more expertly exploited this peculiar perception than the distilled-spirits industry, which turns out numerous expensive and stylish bottles whose contents make little impression in the glass.

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FrontRunners: Sword Writing

The pen and the sword do not have to be at odds with each other, as evidenced by the S.T.

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Seeing the Light

Photography by David Roemer. Styling by Christopher Campbell.This spring, designers have delivered so many brilliant, white classics that dressing for the weekend is bound to be a leisure pursuit in itself

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Boating: The Princess Tide

LVMH’s impressive stable of luxury brands includes, among others, fashion labels Louis Vuitton and Givenchy; Champagne houses Mo

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Boating: The Princess Tide

LVMH’s impressive stable of luxury brands includes, among others, fashion labels Louis Vuitton and Givenchy; Champagne houses Mo

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The Savoy, a Fairmont Managed Hotel

After nearly three years and more than $300 million, London’s legendary Savoy reopened last October as a Fairmont hotel. Fairmont claims the undertaking was the "most ambitious hotel restoration in London history," but it was not, according to the company, a renovation: Instead of modernizing the Savoy, Fairmont brought the ...

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