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Category: Physics
Microsoft demonstrates working qubits based on exotic physics
Skip to content Stronger evidence for a hypothetical quasiparticle, plus actual processing hardware. Microsoft’s Majorana 1 processor, the first to […]
Quantum teleportation used to distribute a calculation
The researchers showed that this setup allowed them to teleport with a specific gate operation (controlled-Z), which can serve as […]
Seven cool science stories we almost missed this month
Peruvian mummy tattoos, the wobbly physics of spears and darts, quantum “cat states,” and more. Lasers revealed tattoos on the […]
Complexity physics finds crucial tipping points in chess games
For his analysis, Barthelemy chose to represent chess as a decision tree in which each “branch” leads to a win, […]
Researchers optimize simulations of molecules on quantum computers
The net result is a much faster operation involving far fewer gates. That’s important because errors in quantum hardware increase […]
How to get a perfect salt ring deposit in your pasta pot
Deposit morphologies for a settling particle. When increasing either the injection volume or the settling height, the deposit radius increases. […]
Did Hilma af Klint draw inspiration from 19th century physics?
Diagrams from Thomas Young’s 1807 Lectures bear striking resemblance to abstract figures in af Klint’s work. Hilma af Klint’s Group […]
Why solving crosswords is like a phase transition
There’s also the more recent concept of “explosive percolation,” whereby connectivity emerges not in a slow, continuous process but quite […]
Delve into the physics of the Hula-Hoop
High-speed video of experiments on a robotic hula hooper, whose hourglass form holds the hoop up and in place. Some […]