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The quantum Hall effect continues to reveal its secrets to mathematicians and physicists
A transformative experiment is yielding fresh insights 40 years after the effect’s discovery — and energizing transdisciplinary collaborations.
NSF establishes 3 new institutes to address critical challenges in quantum information science
NSF just announced the establishment of the first three Quantum Leap Challenge Institute (QLCI) awards to accelerate cross-disciplinary research and innovation and workforce and technology development in Quantum Information Science and Engineering. The three QLCI …
Google’s Head of Quantum Computing Hardware Resigns
John Martinis leaving Google. Some friction with Hartmut Neven who will lead the effort at Google.
Meet the company that has just begun testing a coronavirus vaccine in the United States
“We’ve had failures. We’ve gone down blind alleys. But because we’ve been quiet about it, nobody’s seen that.” Melissa Moore, Moderna Therapeutics
The coronavirus pandemic in five powerful charts
A new firm says it can link satellites to ordinary smartphones
If it works, there will be no escaping a mobile signal. AST & Science emerged from “stealth mode” this week. It dubs its service “SpaceMobile”. Mr Avellan, a veteran of the satellite industry, says he …
Chance discovery brings quantum computing using standard microchips a step closer
A study to prod an antimony nucleus (buried in the middle of this device) with magnetic fields became one with electric fields when a key wire melted a gap in it. S. ASAAD ET AL., NATURE 579, 205 (2020)
Keysight Technologies Drives Advancements in Quantum Technology that Enable Companies and Institutions to Perform Cutting-edge Research
Company collaborates with MIT and acquires Labber Quantum