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Quantum fluctuations

Physics

Heat can quantum leap across a totally empty vacuum

Even a total vacuum is full of strange quantum fluctuations, which have now been caught making heat leap across empty space for the first time

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Life

Scientific truth doesn't exist – but we must still strive for answers

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Physics

In the quantum world, uncertainty reigns – or is it all in the mind?

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Physics

The universe tends towards disorder. But how come nobody knows why?

Features

Quantum generated video game

Technology

IBM is using quantum computers to generate Minecraft-like game levels

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Inside the quantum computing revolution – what does the future hold?

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Inside the quantum computing revolution – what does the future hold?

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The hunt for dark matter: Solving the universe's big questions

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Google AI

Technology

Quantum supremacy has arrived – what happens to computing now?

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Technology

Will Google bail if its quantum computer doesn’t turn a quick profit?

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Google's quantum computer

Technology

Timeline: A brief history of quantum computing from 1980 to 2100

Here are the key milestones in the history of quantum computing, as well as 51¶¯Âþ's predictions for the futureÌý

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Technology

Quantum supremacy: What can we do with a quantum computer?

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Technology

Quantum supremacy: Will quantum computers break the internet for good?

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Question

What is a quantum computer?

Technology

Google's qubit rivals: The race to useful quantum computers has begun

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