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Sep 5, 2018

Birds Can See Earth’s Magnetic Fields

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Sep 5, 2018

Researchers ‘teleport’ a quantum gate

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Yale University researchers have demonstrated one of the key steps in building the architecture for modular quantum computers: the “teleportation” of a quantum gate between two qubits, on demand.

The findings appear online Sept. 5 in the journal Nature.

The key principle behind this new work is quantum teleportation, a unique feature of quantum mechanics that has previously been used to transmit unknown quantum states between two parties without physically sending the state itself. Using a theoretical protocol developed in the 1990s, Yale researchers experimentally demonstrated a quantum operation, or “gate,” without relying on any direct interaction. Such gates are necessary for quantum computation that relies on networks of separate quantum systems—an architecture that many researchers say can offset the errors that are inherent in quantum computing processors.

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Sep 5, 2018

Paywall: The Business of Scholarship | Viva Open Access

Posted by in categories: business, education, habitats

We are not alone in our concerns related to the current paywalling of science. Earlier this year, researchers at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York decided that this problem deserves the attention of decision makers and the general public, and they started producing a documentary in order to reveal the flaws of the existing system of scientific publications and to propose solutions. This documentary is Paywall: The Business of Scholarship.

The producer of the documentary, journalist and filmmaker Jason Schmitt, contacted university representatives, university and public libraries, open access publishing houses, and researchers around the globe to ask them if they have ever hit paywalls and how paywalls affected their professional activities.

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Sep 5, 2018

Changing the World with Quantum Computing | Intel

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Intel Corporation’s quantum computing experts Jim Clarke and Anne Matsuura and their partners at QuTech in the Netherlands explain the promises of the emerging technology around quantum computing.

Learn more about Intel’s role in quantum computing: https://newsroom.intel.com/press-kits/quantum-computing/

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Sep 5, 2018

Weird hexagon on Saturn is way bigger than scientists thought

Posted by in category: space

New study shows the hexagon swirling around Saturn’s north pole extends about 180 miles above the cloud tops, much higher than scientists had thought.

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Sep 5, 2018

Google launches new search engine to help scientists find the datasets they need

Posted by in category: futurism

Google is launching a new service for scientists, journalists, and anyone else looking to track down data online. It’s called Dataset Search, and it will hopefully unify the fragmented world of open data repositories.

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Sep 5, 2018

Volvo’s 360c concept car is a fully autonomous bedroom on wheels

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

The Volvo 360c fully autonomous, all-electric concept car is a conversation starter. It envisions the replacement of short-haul flights with luxuriously comfortable car travel, while also proposing ideas for a more efficient work commute.

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Sep 5, 2018

Robots on the Rise: 5 Examples of Innovations in Industrial Robotics

Posted by in categories: innovation, robotics/AI

From picking fruit to driving architectural progress, innovations in industrial robotics could launch a new machine age—one that could help humanity solve some of its biggest challenges.

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Sep 5, 2018

Asteroid miners could use Earth’s atmosphere to catch space rocks

Posted by in category: space

Aerobraking could slow near-Earth asteroids enough for humans to exploit their resources.

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Sep 5, 2018

Analog Astronauts Wanted 🚀 Photo

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To complete our international analog astronaut corps we are seeking for six volunteers between 25 and 45 years.

🖋️ http://classof2019.oewf.org

#classof2019 #WednesdayMotivation

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