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Using the Summit supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers have modeled a key component of nucleotide excision repair (NER) called the pre-incision complex (PInC), which plays a crucial role in DNA damage re… Continue reading Supercomputer Draws Molecular Blueprint For Repairing Damaged DNA
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Following up on Microsoft’s announcement of a qubit based on completely new physics, Amazon is publishing a paper describing a very different take on quantum computing hardware. The system mixes tw… Continue reading Amazon Uses Quantum ‘Cat States’ With Error Correction
After two decades of quantum computing research, Microsoft has unveiled its first quantum chip: the Majorana 1. CNBC reports: Microsoft’s quantum chip employs eight topological qubits using indium arsenide, which is a semiconductor, and aluminum, which… Continue reading Microsoft Reveals Its First Quantum Computing Chip, the Majorana 1
According to The Intercept, the IRS is set to purchase an Nvidia SuperPod AI supercomputer to enhance its machine learning capabilities for tasks like fraud detection and taxpayer behavior analysis. From the report: With Elon Musk’s so-called Departmen… Continue reading The IRS Is Buying an AI Supercomputer From Nvidia
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In today’s issue of Nature, a team at Oxford University describes using quantum teleportation to link two pieces of quantum hardware that were located about 2 meters apart, meaning they could easil… Continue reading Quantum Teleportation Used To Distribute a Calculation
Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, challenging Nvidia’s prediction of a 20-year timeline. “We’re optimistic that within five years we’ll see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum comp… Continue reading Google Says Commercial Quantum Computing Applications Arriving Within 5 Years
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: A Canadian startup called Xanadu has built a new quantum computer it says can be easily scaled up to achieve the computational power needed to tackle scientific challenges ranging from dru… Continue reading Quantum Computer Built On Server Racks Paves the Way To Bigger Machines
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said quantum computers won’t be very useful for another 20 years, causing stocks in this emerging sector to plunge more than 40% for a total market value loss of over $8 billion. “If you kind of said 15 years for very useful qua… Continue reading Nvidia CEO: Quantum Computers Won’t Be Very Useful for Another 20 Years
The Jetson Orin Nano Super development board allows for 67 generative AI operations per second. Continue reading NVIDIA Releases New Mini Supercomputer with Enhanced Generative AI Capabilities
Tucked away in a blog post about Google’s quantum computing chip, Willow, Google Quantum AI founder Hartmut Neven wrote that the chip was so “mind-boggling” fast that it seemed to borrow computational power from other universes. According to Neven, the… Continue reading Google Says Its New Quantum Chip Indicates That Multiple Universes Exist