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how to quantum entangle a tardigrade for viral headlines
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how to quantum entangle a tardigrade for viral headlines

Websites were abuzz about quantum entangled tardigrades, making readers wonder what exactly does that mean and why you would do it.

wowt explains: what is a quantum computer?
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wowt explains: what is a quantum computer?

Quantum computers are coming. But what exactly are they and what can they do for us?

quantum physics has a new way to blow your mind. it’s called quantum scarring
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quantum physics has a new way to blow your mind. it’s called quantum scarring

It turns out that some quantum systems don't want to decay into their most chaotic state. Instead, they want to return to the state in which they started.

why and how we’re building and securing the quantum internet
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why and how we’re building and securing the quantum internet

In the next ten years or so, your internet experience will be the same as today. But that internet may be built on complex quantum interactions instead of bits and bytes flying between routers and servers.

into the quantum computing mesh with a new programming language
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into the quantum computing mesh with a new programming language

Some computer scientists are so eager to work work quantum computers, they created a new language to make working with quantum circuits easier.

why you need to pick the right experts, redux
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why you need to pick the right experts, redux

Michio Kaku talks quantum computing at Big Think. It doesn't go well. It doesn't go well at all.

putting the processing pedal to the metal
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putting the processing pedal to the metal

Supercomputers may be able to perform calculations at the speed of light, and maybe slightly faster if we're feeling adventurous, according to a pair of studies.

rethinking quantum states and computers
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rethinking quantum states and computers

Before we build practical quantum computers, we need to learn how to read quantum states. One idea may be to make the circuits bigger. Much bigger. At least on a nano scale that is...