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Quantum computing has huge promise from a technical perspective, but the practical benefits are less clear.
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Neuromorphic computers aim to one day replicate the amazing efficiency of the brain.
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The volcanic eruptions that bring diamonds to Earth’s surface are driven by ‘pillars of heat’ stretching deep inside the planet.
Bringing scientific research online can help improve collaboration to a degree.
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The European Union’s 10-year Human Brain Project is coming to a close. Whether this controversial 1 billion-euro project achieved its aims is unclear, but its online forum did foster collaboration.
The energy consumption of large computers is very high – so what about future quantum computers?
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Recent suggests quantum computers could solve problems with breathtaking speed by comparison to current supermodels.
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From more accurate climate modelling to the prospect of truly creative computers, the brain’s use of noise has a lot to teach us.
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Radio telescopes produce enormous amounts of data, and we need immense computing power to produce even a single image like this one.
Connections between brain cells.
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From robotic hands to brain-like computers, the Human Brain Project has produced some intriguing results.
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Calculating pi with unprecedented accuracy has zero scientific usefulness. But as a show of computing muscle and a mathematical curiosity, it’s endlessly intriguing.
The tech field has a long way to go to achieve gender parity.
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Diversifying leadership can change organizational cultures, which removes barriers to women in the tech industry and academia.
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Supercomputers in Canberra and Perth power the analysis and modelling that decision-makers rely on in national crises.
It takes a tremendous amount of computing power to simulate all the components and behaviors of viruses and cells.
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Scanning through billions of chemicals to find a few potential drugs for treating COVID-19 requires computers that harness together thousands of processors.
Quantum computing would signify an immense shift in processing power, but how close are we to achieving it?
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A paper published by researchers at Google claimed that they had achieved computing quantum supremacy, but leaks and counter-claims have created a stir.
Close-up on the circuitry of the Vesuvius quantum computer, announced in 2012 by the Canadian firm D-Wave Systems.
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On October 23 Google announced that it built a quantum computer thousands of times faster than classic computers. This could have immense impacts on finance, cryptography and other fields.
A dilution refrigerator used to test quantum processor prototypes.
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The head of Google’s Quantum AI Labs, Hartmut Neven, claims the current speed of development means a quantum computing breakthrough is near.
IBM’s quantum computer, Q System One.
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Quantum computers are set to revolutionise technology, but very few people know how to use them.
Uranus seen in this false-color view from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
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A body at least twice as massive as the Earth smashing into Uranus could have made it lopsided, shows research.
Science needs government and new allies to thrive.
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Many Budget 2018 measures appear to have origins in proposals advanced by the science community.
An ion-trap used for quantum computing research in the Quantum Control Laboratory at the University of Sydney.
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Quantum computing is being described as “just around the corner”. Is it?
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The in depth story of a student project that paved the way for a society-level shift in how we use computers.