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2023 news review

Read 51¶¯Âþ’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories of 2023
Quantum bubbles are key to extreme computing

Technology

Quantum bubbles are key to extreme computing

A new idea that promises to make atom-based quantum computers look passé even before anyone has built a full-sized version

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What I wish I'd known

Careers

Attack of the quantum worms

Technology

Attack of the quantum worms

Features

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Technology

Quantum computing switches wavelengths

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Technology

Nanowires may provide innards for quantum computers

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Technology

Quantum computer springs a leak

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Life

Animals and us: Close encounters

Opinion

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Obsessive Genius by Barbara Goldsmith

Books & Arts

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Life

How to maximise your Christmas presents

Features

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Life

Partying all over the world

From dressing up like a zebra, to eating boiled brains – five anthropologists reveal the varied art of celebration, as practised by five far-flung cultures

Features

Life

The psychology of the perfect Christmas dinner

Features

Earth

Festive decorations drive the plundering of moss

Features

Health

Undercooked turkeys can harbour superbugs

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Extreme irony

Books & Arts

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