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New Scientist2d
What exactly would a full-scale quantum computer be useful for?
As quantum computers mature, they will be transformational. But there are good reasons why we don’t yet know exactly which ...
Quantum Telepathy Goes Real: How Lasers and Ions Outsmarted Logic
Physicists have successfully played a mind-bending “quantum game” using a real-world quantum computer, in which lasers ...
NASA Wants to Track Earth’s Gravity With a Cloud of Floating Atoms in Space
A suitcase-sized quantum sensor could soon reveal hidden water, oil, and even underground mountains—all by tracking how atoms ...
Earth.com1d
Scientists can map subtle shifts in Earth's gravity using atoms
NASA’s quantum sensor satellite will map gravity shifts to uncover Earth’s hidden resources, changes, and patterns.
The Economist18h
Peter Thiel doubles down on patriotism in the Trump era
Peter Thiel is obsessed with atoms. The prescient venture capitalist has said that the Manhattan Project, which created the ...
The Cool Down on MSN1d
Researchers achieve exciting breakthrough in pursuit of limitless energy: 'We could have modeled this before but not with this level of accuracy'
C1, researchers have fine-tuned a gas-injection system to manage the extreme temperatures within the project's ...
Phys.org on MSN7d
Scientists Capture Atomic-Scale Footage of Catalysis in Real Time
For the first time, researchers have directly observed catalysis in-action at the atomic level. The real-time observations ...
NASA’s Quantum Sensor Could Revolutionize Gravity Mapping
NASA and partners are building the first quantum gravity sensor for space, a breakthrough instrument that uses ultra-cold ...
Science Daily12d
Rare crystal shape found to increase the strength of 3D-printed metal
Researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. Quasicrystals increase the strength of 3D-printed aluminum, the researchers discovered, making it ...