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D-Wave’s Advantage2 Quantum Computer Chip Kent Kallberg/D-Wave Quantum Computing Firm D-Wave says the device can solve problems that are virtually impossible with a classic computer, but two separate research groups have raised questions about the claim. As reported by New Scientist Last year, D-Wave published a preprint claiming that its benefits quantum computers can calculate

Our actual age may differ from the age at which our brains appear to be Julian Tromer / Aramie Seven genes are associated with particularly fast aging in the brain, but 13 drugs and supplements can reduce their effectiveness. The activity of many genes contributes to the difference in our actual age and biological age

Two layers of bismuth sandwiched between two layers of disulphideLuo Jun Du By crushing the molten droplets at a large pressure between two sapphires, a sheet…

Anthony Romilio examines slabs at Biloela State High School in Queensland, Australia University of Queensland The 200 million-year-old rock slab, on display at a school in Queensland in Australia for 20 years, contains 66 footprints from 47 dinosaurs. The rock was presented to Biloela State High School by a nearby Kalido mine, where it was

Mosaic images of the asteroid Bennu, composed of images collected by the Osiris Rex spacecraft NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona The asteroid Bennu is baffling scientists, and the…

The forests of Staffordshire, England. The experiments test how trees react to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air Shomari Healy, used by kind permission Hiding in quiet country lanes in the West Midlands region of England, it is one of the world’s most studied patches of forest. This fragment of the forest, mainly