Engineers working to resolve issue with Voyager 1 computer

Engineers are working to resolve an issue with one of Voyager 1's three onboard computers, called the flight data system (FDS). The spacecraft is receiving and executing commands sent from Earth; however, the FDS is not communicating ...

Twisting up atoms through space and time

One of the most exciting applications of quantum computers will be to direct their gaze inwards, at the very quantum rules that make them tick. Quantum computers can be used to simulate quantum physics itself, and perhaps ...

Parking ticket reminders work, but not for all

When most drivers see a slip of paper under their windshield wiper, they're unhappy about it—and maybe a little angry, probably with themselves—but they pay the fine. Parking tickets are a fact of life.

'Kagome' metallic crystal adds new spin to electronics

A multinational team of researchers, co-led by a City University of Hong Kong (CityU) physicist, has found that a novel metallic crystal displays unusual electronic behavior on its surface, thanks to the crystal's unique ...

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