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US Department of Energy Breakthrough: Detecting Dark Matter with Quantum Computers

In a new breakthrough, scientists from the US Department of Energy’s Fermilab have found a way to detect dark matter using quantum computers. Dark matter accounts for about 27% of the universe’s material and energy balance, but scientists don’t know much about it. They know it’s cold, which means the particles that make up dark …

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New drug, promising breakthrough for incurable neurodegenerative myelin diseases – Neuroscience News

Summary: Riluzole, an FDA-approved drug to treat ALS, may, in part, correct the molecular cause of some leukodystrophies. Source: Montreal university There is new hope for the future treatment of certain leukodystrophies, neurodegenerative diseases in young children that progressively affect their quality of life, often leading to death before adulthood. The development stems from the …

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PsiQuantum announces breakthrough in architectures for error-correcting quantum computing

PsiQuantum announces breakthrough in architectures for error-correcting quantum computing

PALO ALTO, Calif., December 2, 2022 — PsiQuantum has announced a breakthrough technique for implementing fault-tolerant quantum computations more efficiently. The company expects this technique to provide about a 50x improvement in runtime efficiency for compiled applications. This technique specifically targets algorithms for error-correcting quantum computers, as opposed to non-error-correcting NISQ systems. ‘Active Volume Compilation’ …

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TomTom CTO: “We have made a profound technical breakthrough”

TomTom CTO: “We have made a profound technical breakthrough”

TomTom is preparing to launch Maps Platform, a cloud-based service that will integrate OpenStreetMap (OSM), the open-source mapping platform that is updated by its community of users, as well as data from sensors in cars and other sources. According to CTO Eric Bowman, this will allow the Amsterdam-based software company and its customers to create …

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