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Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

Technology

Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

The search giant is testing a 20-qubit processor, its most powerful quantum chip yet, and says it will be able to outperform ordinary computers by the end of the year

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Maths website stops you being ripped off by your flatmates

Technology

Maths website stops you being ripped off by your flatmates

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Space

Chinese satellite beats distance record for quantum entanglement

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Technology

Wireless charger uses quantum trick to power gadgets on the move

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Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging

Earth

Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging

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Time, mass and custard provide the physics in <i>The Earthworks</i>

Physics

Time, mass and custard provide the physics in The Earthworks

Culture

AI will be able to beat us at everything by 2060, say experts

Technology

AI will be able to beat us at everything by 2060, say experts

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Space

The quantum leak that could give rise to dark energy

Features

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Physics

A classic quantum test could reveal the limits of the human mind

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Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

Life

Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

Human clones, a colony on Mars, alien contact... what world-changing breakthroughs will come in the next decade? We asked the experts – with some surprising results

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Technology

Nanofridge could keep quantum computers cool enough to calculate

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Physics

5 impossible things the laws of physics might actually allow

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Technology

Our ability to think in a random way peaks at 25 then declines

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Technology

Unlocking the online potential of disadvantaged young people

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