Microsoft claims quantum-computing breakthrough — but some physicists are sceptical
The tech giant aims to make ‘topological’ quantum computers that will reach useful scales faster than competing technologies.
Microsoft Says It's Made a Major Quantum Computing Breakthrough With New Chip
Its Majorana 1 chip, made of a new material, can perform high-level computing tasks with greater speed and accuracy, Microsoft says.
Microsoft Claims Quantum Computing Breakthrough by Creating New State of Matter
The tech giant’s researchers say the advance could lead to vastly more powerful computers.
Microsoft quantum breakthrough promises to usher in the next era of computing in ‘years, not decades’
Microsoft says it has developed a breakthrough quantum processor based on a new state of matter, giving it a clear path to achieve quantum computing’s long-term promise of solving some of the world’s most difficult problems.
Satya Nadella Unveils Microsoft’s Quantum Breakthrough: a New State of Matter
For a field that many have long considered decades away, quantum computing sure is getting a lot of buzz in Silicon Valley. Yesterday (Feb. 19), Microsoft (MSFT) unveiled a quantum chip known as Majorana 1,
Microsoft unveils quantum computing breakthrough
Microsoft said Wednesday it has developed a computer chip based on a new "topological" state of matter — not solid, liquid or gas — that it expects will underpin exponentially faster and more powerful quantum computers "within years,
Science under siege: Trump cuts threaten to undermine decades of research
Sweeping layoffs, funding freezes and executive orders have provoked outcry among federal researchers and their university partners, who fear that science itself is under siege.
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Do science dioramas still have a place in today’s museums?
Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.
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Science agency fires 168 employees
The Trump administration terminated the employment of “probationary” workers at the National Science Foundation.
‘It’s almost science fiction’: Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing
Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...
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COSI named best science museum for 5th time
COLUMBUS, Ohio — COSI was named the best science museum in the nation by USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. This marks the fifth time COSI has been named the No. 1 science museum in the ...