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Quantum computing is being described as "just around the corner". Is it?
The in depth story of a student project that paved the way for a society-level shift in how we use computers.
Developing new technologies requires time-consuming, expensive and even dangerous experiments. But now we can carry out many experiments entirely on computers using modelling.
Moaning about weather forecasts is almost an Australian national pastime. But weather predictions have improved a lot, and with a new satellite and supercomputer, they are about to get even more reliable.
A new supercomputer, called ARCHER, has recently been launched. ARCHER is a Cray XC30, funded by EPSRC and NERC. It is more than three times more powerful than its predecessor, HECToR, and is hosted by…
Researchers in Japan have used the powerful K computer, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, to simulate the complex neural structure of our brain. Using a popular suite of neuron simulating software…
As a cosmologist, I often carry around a universe or two in my pocket. Not entire, infinitely large universes, but maybe a few billion light years or so across. Enough to be interesting. Of course, these…
Today I’m annoyed at Facebook. Among the amazingly witty and touching postings from my friends and Amnesty International are “pages you might like” and advertisements for things I don’t need, especially…
Quantum computers that can solve complex problems in finance, health, security and defence are a step closer after a team…
Imagine taking a thousand copies of a phone book, shredding them all together, then trying to use the overlapping pieces to reconstruct a copy. This is a simple problem compared to assembling the human…
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Professor of Quantum Physics and Quantum Technology, University of Sydney
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Professor of Astrophysics, University of Sydney
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Research Engineer, University of Melbourne
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Timothy Gould is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor in Physics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer & ARC Future Fellow in Quantum Software & Information, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London
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Technical Director, Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, University of Edinburgh
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BOM, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Assistant Director, Observing Strategy and Operations, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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