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May 4, 2018
Does Mystery of Quantum Physics Prove God Exists?
Posted by Philip Raymond in categories: cosmology, general relativity, particle physics, philosophy, quantum physics, science
Ironically, my more popular posts are ones furthest from my passion and core interests. They are larks—never intended to go viral. This is about one of them…
Apart from family, I typically steer clear of religious topics. I identify with a mainstream religion, but it is completely beside the purpose of Lifeboat Foundation, and it is a personal affair.[1]
Yet, here we discuss a religious topic, after all. Let’s get started…
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May 3, 2018
The Energy Department is Investing $30 Million in Quantum Research
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: computing, quantum physics
May 2, 2018
Nobody knows how far off useful quantum computers are: Here’s why
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: computing, quantum physics
May 1, 2018
If quantum computers threaten blockchains, quantum blockchains could be the defense
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: bitcoin, business, computing, encryption, quantum physics
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If quantum computers threaten blockchains, quantum blockchains could be the defense.
Quantum computers could break the cryptography that conventional blockchains rely on. Now physicists say a way of entangling the present with the past could foil this type of attack.
May 1, 2018
A new physics discovery could change the game for quantum computing
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: computing, mathematics, particle physics, quantum physics
From tunneling through impenetrable barriers to being in two places at the same time, the quantum world of atoms and particles is famously bizarre. Yet the strange properties of quantum mechanics are not mathematical quirks—they are real effects that have been seen in laboratories over and over.
One of the most iconic features of quantum mechanics is “entanglement”—describing particles that are mysteriously linked regardless of how far away from each other they are. Now three independent European research groups have managed to entangle not just a pair of particles, but separated clouds of thousands of atoms. They’ve also found a way to harness their technological potential.
When particles are entangled they share properties in a way that makes them dependent on each other, even when they are separated by large distances. Einstein famously called entanglement “spooky action at a distance,” as altering one particle in an entangled pair affects its twin instantaneously—no matter how far away it is.
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Apr 30, 2018
Futurist Gray Scott
Posted by Bill Kemp in categories: business, quantum physics, robotics/AI, singularity, virtual reality
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Apr 27, 2018
Scientists Discover How to Harness the Power of Quantum Spookiness
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: mathematics, particle physics, quantum physics
From tunneling through impenetrable barriers to being in two places at the same time, the quantum world of atoms and particles is famously bizarre. Yet the strange properties of quantum mechanics are not mathematical quirks—they are real effects that have been seen in laboratories over and over.
One of the most iconic features of quantum mechanics is “entanglement”—describing particles that are mysteriously linked regardless of how far away from each other they are. Now three independent European research groups have managed to entangle not just a pair of particles, but separated clouds of thousands of atoms. They’ve also found a way to harness their technological potential.
When particles are entangled they share properties in a way that makes them dependent on each other, even when they are separated by large distances. Einstein famously called entanglement “spooky action at a distance,” as altering one particle in an entangled pair affects its twin instantaneously—no matter how far away it is.
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Apr 27, 2018
Quantum entanglement demonstrated at a level visible to the naked eye
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: quantum physics
Apr 26, 2018
Quantum radar to render stealth technologies ineffective
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: computing, military, quantum physics
Stealth technology may not be very stealthy in the future thanks to a US$2.7-million project by the Canadian Department of National Defence to develop a new quantum radar system. The project, led by Jonathan Baugh at the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC), uses the phenomenon of quantum entanglement to eliminate heavy background noise, thereby defeating stealth anti-radar technologies to detect incoming aircraft and missiles with much greater accuracy.
Ever since the development of modern camouflage during the First World War, the military forces of major powers have been in a continual arms race between more advanced sensors and more effective stealth technologies. Using composite materials, novel geometries that limit microwave reflections, and special radar-absorbing paints, modern stealth aircraft have been able to reduce their radar profiles to that of a small bird – if they can be seen at all.
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