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We’re getting closer to having practical quantum computers – here’s what they will be used for

In 1981, American physicist and Nobel Laureate, Richard Feynman, gave a lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) near Boston, in which he outlined a revolutionary idea. Feynman suggested that the strange physics of quantum mechanics could be used to perform calculations.

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From NSAA and ENGAA to ESAT: A New Era in Admissions Testing

Saga of NSAA, ENGAA, and the rise of ESAT First off, we had the NSAA ( Natural Sciences Admissions Assessment ) and the ENGAA ( Engineering Admissions Assessment ) . These were the tailored tests for a couple of those prestigious Cambridge courses - ...

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History of quantum computing: 12 key moments that shaped the future of computers

Although quantum computing is a nascent field, there are plenty of key moments that defined it over the last few decades as scientists strive to create machines that can solve impossible problems.

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AI pioneers want bots to replace human teachers – here’s why that’s unlikely

OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy envisions a world in which artificial intelligence bots can be made into subject matter experts that are “deeply passionate, great at teaching, infinitely patient and fluent in all of the world’s languages.” Through this vision, the bots would be available to “personally tutor all 8 billion…

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Theory of everything: how a fear of failure is hampering physicists’ quest for the ultimate answer

It has been over a century since the boom period of physics exploded with Albert Einstein, Max Planck and others, sending us spinning into a new world of chaos from our previously ordered universe. This brilliant generation of physicists ultimately peeled back the layers of the universe, as well as…

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Best books about quantum mechanics for armchair physicists and beginners

The first rule for understanding quantum mechanics, is that nobody understands quantum mechanics

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The 32 Best Big Bang Theory Vanity Cards

The Big Bang Theory ran for 279 episodes over twelve seasons, and these are the top vanity cards courtesy of creator Chuck Lorre!

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Nuclear bombs, artificial intelligence and the madness of reason – in The Maniac, Benjamin Labatut examines the troubling dawn of the digital age

A little over 100 years ago, the great German sociologist Max Weber warned that the growth of modern science would result in the “disenchantment” of the world.

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Professor Brian Cox weighs in on existence of UFOs after US Senate hearing

Professor Brian Cox has given his verdict on UFOs as the US Senate heard evidence on apparent alien visits to Earth.

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How does light slow down?

Ever wondered how light slows down when passing through a material? Here we explore why the answer is not that straightforward.

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'Lord, these affairs are hard on the heart': How Manhattan Project scientists reacted to the world's first atomic bomb test

In this except from the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, we hear from the people at the historic first test of the atomic bomb in New Mexico.

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When Einstein thought he was wrong but Feynman convinced physicists otherwise

The debate on whether gravitational waves were real of figments of mathematics raged for decades, until Richard Feynman devised an ingenious thought-experiment in 1957 that settled the matter once and for all.

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Astronomer Virginia Trimble: ‘There were 14 women on the Caltech campus when I arrived in 1964’

The veteran scientist reflects on her career as an astronomy prodigy, the face of the Twilight Zone and Richard Feynman’s life model

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What these 8 classic sci-fi time machines tell us about how scientists define time

In today's Inverse Daily, read about time machines, a SpaceX splashdown, the Webb Telescope's soon-to-come exoplanet imaging, and more.

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