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US government outlines plans for “unhackable” national quantum internet

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced and detailed a blueprint for a national quantum internet that would be super-fast and nigh on unhackable. The document describes four research areas that need to be given priority in order to develop the … Continue reading US government outlines plans for “unhackable” national quantum internet→

Climate Change Exacerbates Hurricane Florence as America Becomes World’s Leading Crude Oil Producer

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Hurricane Florence will make landfall in the Carolinas on the same day the US Department of Energy announces that the US has likely surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia in crude oil production. Continue reading Climate Change Exacerbates Hurricane Florence as America Becomes World’s Leading Crude Oil Producer→

The Man Who Helped Design a 10,000-Year Nuclear Waste Site Marker

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Astro-artist Jon Lomberg, a longtime friend and colleague of Carl Sagan, on protecting future humans from America’s atomic past. Continue reading The Man Who Helped Design a 10,000-Year Nuclear Waste Site Marker→

Scientists Turned Carbon Dioxide Into Solid Rock In 2 Years

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Researchers have injected carbon dioxide into basalt and turned it into solid rock in two years. This effort offers a potential solution for curbing the high carbon gas emissions in our atmosphere. Continue reading Scientists Turned Carbon Dioxide Into Solid Rock In 2 Years→