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The first step is to understand qubits and superposition. The next one is to get a handle on the business advantage that this technology represents.
If âfigure out quantum computingâ is still in your future file, itâs time to update your timeline. The industry is nearing the end of the early adopter phase, according to one expert, and the time is now to get up to speed.
Denise Ruffner, the vice president of business development at IonQ, said that quantum computing is evolving much faster than many people realize.
JILA physicists have boosted the signal power of their atomic âtweezer clockâ and measured its performance in part for the first time, demonstrating high stability close to the best of the latest generation of atomic clocks.
The unusual clock, which uses laser tweezers to trap, control and isolate atoms, offers unique possibilities for enhancing clock performance using the tricks of quantum physics as well as future applications in quantum information processing, quantum simulation, and measurement science.
Described in a Nature paper published online Dec. 16, the clock platform is a rectangular grid of about 150 strontium atoms confined individually by optical tweezers, which are created by a laser beam aimed through a microscope and deflected into 320 spots. This upgraded version of the clock has up to 30 times as many atoms as the preliminary design unveiled last year, due mainly to the use of several different lasers, including a green one for trapping the atoms and two red ones to make them âtick.â
Farewell to Europeâs Horizon 2020
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The current scheme, Horizon 2020, is the worldâs biggest multinational research programme, having distributed âŹ74 billion (US$90 billion) to more than 150, 000 scientists participating in 31, 000 projects or grants. When it ends this year, how will it be judged?
Although imperfect, the worldâs biggest funding scheme got a lot right.
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Scientists have new evidence that Earthâs many periodic mass extinctions follow a cycle of about 27 million years, connecting the five major mass extinctions with more minor ones occurring throughout Earthâs life-fostering timespan. The artificial intelligence analysis could also shift how evolutionary scientists think about the aftermath of mass extinctions.
A joint team of researchers at Fermilab and partner institutions have achieved quantum teleportation, teleporting information over a distance of 44 kilometers. The remarkable achievement supports the premise that scientists and engineers can build a workable and high-fidelity quantum network using practical devices.
Connecticut-based company LiquidPiston is developing a portable generator for the US Army that uses its X-Engine, a fresh and extremely powerful take on the rotary engine thatâll deliver as much power as the Armyâs current-gen-set at one-fifth the size.
Weâve written a few times before about the fascinating LiquidPiston rotary engine. Itâs not a Wankel â indeed, itâs closer to an inside-out Wankel â and with only two moving parts, itâs able to deliver extraordinary power density at up to 1.5 horsepower per pound (0.45 kg).
According to co-founder and CEO Alec Schkolnik, the X Engine design combines the high compression ratio and direct injection of a diesel engine with the constant volume combustion process of an Otto cycle engine and the over-expansion abilities of an Atkinson cycle engine, while solving the lubrication and sealing issues of the Wankel rotary engine and delivering huge power and efficiency. Check out the design being used in a go-kart and an unmanned aircraft in the video below.
The flight marks the first known time an AI has to been used to control a US military aircraft.
âThis is the first time this has ever happened,â assistant Air Force Secretary Will Roper told the newspaper.
The AI took care of some highly specific tasks and was never in control of actually flying the plane â or, notably, any weapon systems.
Using the Parkes radio telescope, Chinese astronomers have investigated an isolated pulsar known as PSR J1047â6709 and detected dozens of giant pulses during the bright state of this source. The finding is reported in a paper published December 10 on the arXiv pre-print repository.
Pulsars are highly magnetized, rotating neutron stars emitting a beam of electromagnetic radiation. They are usually detected in the form of short bursts of radio emission, however, some of them are also observed using optical, X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes. To date, most pulsars have been discovered using the Parkes Observatory in Australia.
Some pulsars showcase the so-called giant pulses (GPs)âshort-duration, burst-like radio emissions from a pulsar, with energies exceeding the average pulse energy by 10 times or even much more. So far, such activity has only been detected in 16 pulsars.
Aquaporin, the company that designed NASAâs wastewater filtration system, plans to use this technology on Earth and help with water scarcity. Discover now.