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Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

Technology

Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

The search giant is testing a 20-qubit processor, its most powerful quantum chip yet, and says it will be able to outperform ordinary computers by the end of the year

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Space

Chinese satellite beats distance record for quantum entanglement

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Time, mass and custard provide the physics in <i>The Earthworks</i>

Physics

Time, mass and custard provide the physics in The Earthworks

Culture

The dreams our stuff is made of

Space

The dreams our stuff is made of

Culture

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Physics

A classic quantum test could reveal the limits of the human mind

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Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

Life

Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

Features

Centimeter-sized silicon chip, which has two parallel superconducting oscillators and the quantum-circuit refrigerators connected to them

Technology

Nanofridge could keep quantum computers cool enough to calculate

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Physics

5 impossible things the laws of physics might actually allow

Features

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Space

Quantum effects cloak impossible singularities with black holes

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Physics

Reality check: The hidden connections behind quantum weirdness

Quantum theory says that stuff doesn't exist when we're not looking at it. But weirder-than-weird experiments are resurrecting a long-derided alternative

Features

Technology

Inside knowledge: Why we'll never know everything

Features

Physics

The string-loop theory that might finally untangle the universe

Features

Technology

Machine learning reveals lack of female screen time in top films

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Physics

Cosmic uncertainty: Your skull is an amazing physics lab

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