Quantum computer performs error-resistant operations with logical qubits
Harvard and QuEra get ready for error correction, run operations on 48 logical qubits.
Science // Science & Exploration
Study: Why a spritz of water before grinding coffee yields less waste, tastier espresso
"It turns out you can’t cut corners if you want to achieve excellence.”
Man dies on way home from Panera after having three “charged” lemonades
A large lemonade contains up to 390 mg of caffeine, nearly the FDA's daily safe limit.
Unlocking the secrets of oobleck—strange stuff that’s both liquid and solid
Scientists tested hypothesis with dense suspensions of piezoelectric nanoparticles.
Texas sues Pfizer with COVID anti-vax argument that is pure stupid
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton struggles with relative vs. absolute risk.
IBM releases 1,000+ qubit processor, roadmap to error correction
Company now expects useful error-corrected qubits by the end of the decade.
New algorithm finds lots of gene-editing enzymes in environmental DNA
Some are related to DNA-cutting enzymes. Others are a complete mystery.
Roar of cicadas was so loud, it was picked up by fiber-optic cables
Brood X made itself known in a way that could change how we monitor insect populations.
The Universe in a lab: Testing alternate cosmology using a cloud of atoms
We can't experiment with the Universe, but we can make something that works like it.
Neptune-sized exoplanet is too big for its host star
Stars this small shouldn't make planets this big.
Severe outbreak tied to cantaloupe sickens 117 in 34 states; half hospitalized
Back away from your cantaloupe if you don't know the brand, the CDC warns.
Millions of lead pipes would finally be ripped out under proposed EPA rule
The rule could generate up to $34.8 billion in health benefits each year.
FDA warns chemical company not to mix brake cleaner into hand sanitizer
It's not the first time the regulatory agency chided the chemical company for this.
Are big international teams leaving creativity out of science?
Study finds lower impact from widely spread-out teams, but is it cause or effect?
Nikola Tesla’s historic Wardenclyffe lab site at risk after devastating fire
The crowdfunded Tesla Science Center has launched a new fundraiser to repair the damage.
