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Google Reveals Blueprint For Quantum Supremacy
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Google Reveals Blueprint For Quantum Supremacy

Researchers say they have outlined a way to achieve quantum supremacy, demonstrating a proof-of-principle version of a quantum computer.

Out of Sight, Into Mind
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Out of Sight, Into Mind

Researchers are working to project an image directly into one's brain, completely bypassing the eyes.

Examining Mars' Moon Phobos in a Different Light
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Examining Mars' Moon Phobos in a Different Light

NASA's longest-lived mission to Mars has gained its first look at the Martian moon Phobos, pursuing a deeper understanding by examining it in infrared wavelengths...

An Edible Actuator For Ingestible Robots
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An Edible Actuator For Ingestible Robots

Researchers recently unveiled a prototype for a soft, edible pneumatic actuator fabricated from gelatin, which can serve as a crucial mechanism for ingestible robots...

Scientists Store Miles Davis and Deep Purple Audio Recordings on Dna in a Historic First
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Scientists Store Miles Davis and Deep Purple Audio Recordings on Dna in a Historic First

Researchers say they have successfully encoded two high-quality audio recordings onto artificial DNA, the first time this has been accomplished for the purposes...

Good Vibrations For the Future of Computing
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Good Vibrations For the Future of Computing

Researchers say they have demonstrated a new technology based on mechanical vibrations to perform logic operations.

Warning: This Algorithm Will Self-Destruct After It's ­sed
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Warning: This Algorithm Will Self-Destruct After It's ­sed

Two researchers say they have built a proof-of-principle algorithm that destroys itself after use.

Hpc, Analytical ­ltracentrifugation, and a New Detector
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Hpc, Analytical ­ltracentrifugation, and a New Detector

Recent insights into how the West Nile virus replicates using cell proteins were gained using analytical ultracentrifugation technology.

Supercomputer Redesign of Aeroplane Wing Mirrors Bird Anatomy
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Supercomputer Redesign of Aeroplane Wing Mirrors Bird Anatomy

Engineers have used a supercomputing technique that mimics natural selection to design the internal structure of an aircraft wing from scratch.

Brain-Controlled Drones Are Here
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Brain-Controlled Drones Are Here

Panos Artemiadis at Arizona State University's Human-Oriented Robotics and Control Lab says the next three to five years will likely see the advent of unmanned...

Functional Languages Beat Procedural/object-Oriented
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Functional Languages Beat Procedural/object-Oriented

Researchers at the University of Virginia and the University of California-Davis say they have completed a study evaluating the impact of programming languages...

Assessing Regional Earthquake Risk and Hazards in the Age of Exascale
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Assessing Regional Earthquake Risk and Hazards in the Age of Exascale

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories are constructing the first-ever end-to-end simulation code to capture the geology...

'mind-Boggling' Math Could Make Blockchain Work For Wall Street
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'mind-Boggling' Math Could Make Blockchain Work For Wall Street

A major breakthrough in cryptography may have solved one of the biggest obstacles to using blockchain technology on Wall Street: keeping transaction data private...

Cryo-Electron Microscopy Wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Cryo-Electron Microscopy Wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

One of the many perks of being human (upright walking, big brains, we can win awards) is our ability to transcend the limits of our senses. Take vision, for instance...

China Demonstrates Quantum Encryption By Hosting a Video Call
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China Demonstrates Quantum Encryption By Hosting a Video Call

Chinese researchers have completed a practical demonstration of quantum key distribution, showing that it's possible to encrypt and send data between two locations...

A Field Farmed Only By Drones
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A Field Farmed Only By Drones

Across the United Kingdom, the last of the spring barley has been brought in from the fields, the culmination of an agricultural calendar whose rhythm has remained...

USC Isi Researchers Poised to Crack the Code on Reducing Workplace Stress
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USC Isi Researchers Poised to Crack the Code on Reducing Workplace Stress

Researchers aim to relieve workplace stress by first understanding its causes.

Fast-Moving Magnetic Particles Could Enable New Form of Data Storage
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Fast-Moving Magnetic Particles Could Enable New Form of Data Storage

Researchers have shown they can create tiny disturbances in magnetic orientation at will in specific locations, which they say could be used to make a more efficient...

Two Intelligent Vehicles Are Better Than One
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Two Intelligent Vehicles Are Better Than One

Researchers are working to improve intelligent vehicle systems by combining the data collected by such a vehicle with that collected from other intelligent vehicles...

Collaborative Software Development Made Easy
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Collaborative Software Development Made Easy

Sebastian Neubert, a particle physicist at Heidelberg University in Germany, leads a group studying subatomic particles called pentaquarks. The six team members...
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