Quantum detectives in the hunt for the world's first quantum computer
Scientists at the University of Sydney are entering a new phase of development to scale up the next generation of quantum-engineered devices.
Scientists at the University of Sydney are entering a new phase of development to scale up the next generation of quantum-engineered devices.
Quantum Physics
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Vast stands of dead timber in the Western U.S. have forced firefighters to shift tactics, trying to stay out of the shadow of lifeless, unstable trees that could come crashing down with deadly force.
Environment
Sep 7, 2017
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In the suburbs of China's capital, a 32-year-old engineer creates the kind of larger-than-life, shapeshifting robots that most have only seen in "Transformers" movies.
Robotics
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Hurricane Irma sowed a trail of deadly devastation through the Caribbean on Wednesday, reducing to rubble the tropical islands of Barbuda and St Martin and claiming at least seven lives.
Environment
Sep 7, 2017
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The chief of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that ageing populations in key Asian economies will drag on their growth, urging policymakers to step up their response to shifting demographics.
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2017
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Panicked residents stripped shelves bare in Miami Wednesday as they rushed to stockpile everything from bottled water to sandbags before Hurricane Irma pummels the sunshine state.
Environment
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Nicaragua has renewed an environmental permit for a Chinese company to go ahead with planned construction of a cross-country shipping canal to rival the one in Panama, a government document published Wednesday showed.
Environment
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IBM is planning to spend $240 million over the next decade to create an artificial intelligence research lab at MIT.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 7, 2017
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Climate change will hit the Pacific harder than anywhere else on Earth and the region's tiny island nations need major international aid to deal with the challenge, the World Bank said Thursday.
Environment
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A powerful Hurricane Irma is threatening millions of people in the Caribbean and Florida. Some answers to questions about Irma and hurricanes:
Earth Sciences
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