Scientists in Australia have developed a new approach to reducing the errors that plague experimental quantum computers; a step that could remove a critical roadblock preventing them scaling up to full working machines.
Quantum Physics
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In numerical weather forecasting research, how to improve short-term forecasts of tropical cyclone intensity is a challenging problem that has long plagued meteorologists and operational forecasters, despite that meteorologists ...
Environment
Mar 9, 2020
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Errors during cell division can trigger the development of cancer. No wonder that this central process is controlled by multiple regulators and guards. Alex Bird's research group at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 28, 2020
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When eyewitnesses are called on to identify crime suspects, how likely are they to make mistakes? Should their seeing equate to believing?
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2020
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Labs around the world are racing to develop new computing and sensing devices that operate on the principles of quantum mechanics and could offer dramatic advantages over their classical counterparts. But these technologies ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 18, 2020
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On Sunday at 7:23 a.m., residents of the Greater Toronto Area were abruptly awakened by an alert issued by Ontario's Emergency Alert Ready System stating: "An incident was reported at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. ...
Environment
Jan 14, 2020
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A functional quantum computer is one of the most intriguing promises of quantum technology. With significantly increased computing power, quantum computers will be able to solve tasks that conventional computers cannot handle, ...
Quantum Physics
Jan 10, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a method that could pave the way to establishing universal standards for measuring the performance of quantum computers.
Quantum Physics
Nov 25, 2019
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The final stage of DNA replication—"termination"—occurs when two DNA copy machines advance upon each other and unwind the final stretch of DNA. This process occurs about 60,000 times per human cell cycle and is crucial ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 28, 2019
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In quantum computing, as in team building, a little diversity can help get the job done better, computer scientists have discovered.
Quantum Physics
Oct 15, 2019
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