Researchers have demonstrated a new way to pack a lot more quantum computing power into a much smaller space and with much greater control than ever before. The research advance, using a 3-dimensional array of atoms in quantum states called quantum bits — or qubits — was made by David S. Weiss, professor of physics …
A Southwest Research Institute-led team has discovered an elusive, dark moon orbiting Makemake, one of the “big four” dwarf planets populating the Kuiper Belt region at the edge of our solar system. Makemake’s moon — nicknamed MK2 — is very dark, 1,300 times fainter than the dwarf planet. A nearly edge-on orbital configuration helped it …
Artificial intelligence (AI) developed by a University of Cincinnati doctoral graduate was recently assessed by subject-matter expert and retired United States Air Force Colonel Gene Lee – who holds extensive aerial combat experience as an instructor and Air Battle Manager with considerable fighter aircraft expertise – in a high-fidelity air combat simulator. The artificial intelligence, …
David Rotman, editor at the MIT Technology Review, laments that technologies are not radically transforming the economy. Economists who study productivity, a measure of output per worker, tell us that from around 1994 to 2004 the Internet and advances in computation helped fuel rapid growth. But during the past decade we slid back to far …
Qualcomm announced Qualcomm Technologies’ 5G New Radio (NR) prototype system and trial platform. The 5G NR prototype system operates in the sub-6 GHz spectrum bands and is being utilized to showcase the Company’s innovative 5G designs to efficiently achieve multi-gigabit per second data rates and low latency. 5G will make the best use of a …
China’s Long March 7 rocket launched successfully for the first time this weekend, the second in a trio of new boosters the country will use to launch and supply its planned Tiangong-3 space station. The 53-meter-tall Long March 7 carried a number of small satellites into orbit as well as a subscale, dummy version of …
The other EU exit campaigns have interesting and amusing names. LOLDamn has some graphics for the exit names Italy – Italeave Portugal – Departugal Austria – Oustria and / or Austria La Vista Belgium – Byegium Finland – Finish Czech Republic – Czechout Netherlands – Nethermind Latvia – Latervia France – Fruckoff Hungary: Donegary EU …
Eight more countries want to hold referendums to exit the EU – France, Holland, Italy, Austria, Finland, Hungary, Portugal, and Slovakia all could leave. Germany now faces having to pay an extra 3 billion euros a year to the annual EU budget once Britain leaves. This alone is prompting German government officials to propose that …
The US Navy is still pushing ahead with the railgun project that one day could transform how wars are fought, even though some Pentagon officials have voiced concerns over its cost and viability. scientists expect the railgun rounds to travel at speeds up to Mach 7.5, which at 5,700 mph (9,100 kph) is more than …
DARPA has started the Advanced Full Range Engine which will be a reusable hypersonic engine. It will have a regular turbine engine and then a dual combined cycle to reach Mach 5+. Normal jet engines can reach Mach 2.5 Hypersonic scram jets can start working at Mach 3.5 DARPA will make a hybrid engine. It …
Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch is building a giant rocket carrying plane and it is 76% complete. two superjumbo-fuselages fully loaded weigh 1.3 million pounds six 747 engines 60 miles of wiring Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 …