Category: Human
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Everything interacting…
Keeping qubits stable – those quantum equivalents of classic computing bits – will be key to realizing the potential of quantum computing. Now scientists have found a new obstacle to this stability: natural radiation. It's around us all the time, and so this poses something of a problem for future quantum computers. Through a series…
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Thinking. Cold.
Turing machines are widely believed to be universal, in the sense that any computation done by any system can also be done by a Turing machine. In a new article, researchers present their work exploring the energetic costs of computation within the context of Turing machines. (1) Try to think. Does it matter how much…
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To the Core!
By creating conditions akin to the center of Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet's solid inner core, putting it at 1 billion to 1.3 billion years old. (1) Look inside. Find the core. Measure. Can you? Look inside. Find your soul. Measure. Arbitrary meanings guiding…
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Just… because!
It can be hard to dispute the common adage 'survival of the fittest'. After all, 'most of the genes in the genome are there because they're doing something good,' says a researcher. But, she says, 'others are just there because they've figured out a way to be there.' (1) We tend to find reasons for…
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Just… because!
It can be hard to dispute the common adage 'survival of the fittest'. After all, 'most of the genes in the genome are there because they're doing something good,' says a researcher. But, she says, 'others are just there because they've figured out a way to be there.' (1) We tend to find reasons for…
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