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Quantum computers that are actually useful 1 step closer thanks to new silicon processor that could pack millions of qubits

Scientists say they have reached “a critical inflection point” after developing a technology that makes silicon-based quantum processors more viable. Quantum computing company Equal1 has created a quantum processing unit (QPU) that can be built using conventional semiconductor manufacturing processes. This negates the complexity and expense typically involved with producing quantum processors using exotic materials […]

Technology

Cloud Gaming on the PlayStation Portal Isn’t the Exciting Step Forward We’d Hoped for

However, while Sony’s own specifications for accessing the feature cite a 5-Mbps minimum connection speed to establish a cloud session, 7 Mbps to stream a game at 720p resolution, and 13 Mbps to stream at 1080p full HD—the max resolution of the Portal’s screen—these numbers seem to greatly underestimate what’s actually required to play anything […]

Science

A first step towards integrating marine plastics into urban recycling

From left to right Amaia Mendoza, Galder Kortaberria and Cristina Peña. Credit: Gorka Estrada. UPV/EHU. In response to the millions of tons of marine litter, mostly plastics, floating on the oceans, the need to manage this waste effectively is more urgent than ever. Faced with this reality, the UPV/EHU’s Materials + Technologies research group decided […]

Lifestyle & Culture

Step Inside GQ’s Starry Miami Art Week Celebration

On the Friday night of Miami Art Week, there were parties. Lots of them: after all, the post-Thanksgiving contemporary art bonanza is the final great shmoozefest of the year, where fame and influence collide with the art world in a cannonball run of stone crab dinners and champagne-soaked receptions. But there was only one place […]

Sports

NFL HOFer Randy Moss to Step Away from ESPN to Address ‘Personal Health Challenge’ | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss will be stepping away from Sunday NFL Countdown to focus on a health issue. In a statement released from ESPN, Moss is dealing with a “personal health challenge” and he will be off the air for “an extended time” to address the situation. Adam Schefter […]