The Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a research arm of the US intelligence community is warning that if China is successful in developing superior Artificial Intelligence the balance of economic and military power will be shifted. The report said China is no longer in a position of technological inferiority relative to the United …
China is starting construction on a marine nuclear power platform which is designed to supply power for the country’s offshore oil drilling platforms and islands. The platforms have two modes – floating and submersible, and the first will be commissioned before 2020. The platforms will focus on solving power supply issues in the Xisha Islands …
Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic missiles and Skif missiles hiding at the ocean bottom are part of the arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces according to ex-Chief of the Aerospace Force and Head of the Federation Council Defense and Security Committee Viktor Bondarev. Other Russian sources say the hypersonic Tsirkon (Zircon) missile is still undergoing state trials …
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said China must stop exporting crude to North Korea, or “we can take the oil situation into our own hands.” “The dictator of North Korea made a choice yesterday that brings the world closer to war, not farther from it,” Haley said. “We have never sought war with …
Researchers from Google and the University of California Santa Barbara have taken an important step towards the goal of building a large-scale quantum computer. Writing in the journal Quantum Science and Technology, they present a new process for creating superconducting interconnects, which are compatible with existing superconducting qubit technology. The race to develop the first …
The University of Maryland has created the largest quantum simulation using 53 trapped-ion qubits. It is the largest quantum simulation ever performed with high- efficiency single-shot measurements of individual qubits. This provides access to arbitrary many-body correlators that carry information that is difficult or impossible to model classically. This experimental platform can be extended to …
Here is a projection of the GDP in nominal and purchasing power parity terms for China, India and the USA out to 2030. On an exchange rate basis, China should pass the USA in the mid-2020s. India should pass Japan on an exchange rate basis around 2027. China is already 20% larger than the USA …
The Microwave circulator is a key part of many quantum computer implementations and researchers has been miniaturized by 1000 times. Making parts like these smaller will help enable quantum computers with millions of qubits. Above – Lead author of the study, PhD candidate Alice Mahoney, in the quantum science laboratories at the Sydney Nanoscience Hub. …
Bitcoin surged past $11,000 before dropping back on some profit taking. Bitcoin has had about 442,000 in daily volume so far. So about $4-5 billion in trading volume. 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 Science News …
Ars Technica reported that Comcast dropped its no paid prioritization pledge from its net neutrality page. Comcast has drawn a distinction between “paid prioritization” and “anti-competitive paid prioritization.” Paid prioritization should not be banned entirely, but “anti-competitive paid prioritization” should be limited. Comcast will do whatever can get away with to make more money Obviously …
MIT has a 3D printer that makes parts 10 times faster than current 3D Printers. Objects that take around an hour to print on conventional systems are done in a matter of minutes. – it can print 2 inch x 2 inch x 2 inch cubes in one hour – printhead can extrude at nearly …