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    Geometry of Spacetime as a Quantum Information Processing Device

    In the race for building a scalable quantum computer, devices using photons as carrier of quantum information are in the front run. The reason is the easiness… Read more “Geometry of Spacetime as a Quantum Information Processing Device”

    26 Oct 201826 Oct 2018 by QuBits

    A Sad Day For The Scientific Community – Stephen Hawking Passes Away

    Science’s brightest star has passed away aged 76. A physicist and best-selling author, Dr. Hawking did not allow his physical limitations to hinder his quest to answer “the… Read more “A Sad Day For The Scientific Community – Stephen Hawking Passes Away”

    14 Mar 201814 Mar 2018 by QuBits

    Killer Megalodon Shark Infographic

    How big was the beast of old? Our infographic will help. Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon), meaning “big tooth,” is an extinct species of shark that lived approximately 2.3 to… Read more “Killer Megalodon Shark Infographic”

    22 Dec 201722 Dec 2017 by QuBits

    What Dinosaurs roamed which country – Infographic…

    Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
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    19 Dec 2017 by QuBits

    Unleash The Kraken: Tales From The Deep

    19 Dec 2017 by QuBits

    Hundreds of Fossilized Pterosaur Eggs Uncovered in China

    The discovery of more than 200 of the eggs laid by the flying reptiles that lived during the dinosaur era could contribute to understanding of their early… Read more “Hundreds of Fossilized Pterosaur Eggs Uncovered in China”

    1 Dec 2017 by QuBits

    Hubble Revisits an Icon

    Twenty years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped one of its most iconic images ever. The three towering columns of gas bathed in the light of hot,… Read more “Hubble Revisits an Icon”

    17 Nov 201717 Nov 2017 by QuBits

    What Are Gravitational Waves?

    Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time (the fabled “fabric” of the Universe) caused by massive objects moving with violent accelerations (in outer space that means objects like… Read more “What Are Gravitational Waves?”

    16 Nov 201716 Nov 2017 by QuBits

    Nestle’s Corporate Takeover of Water

    “Based in Switzerland, Nestle is the largest food corporation in the world, taking in about $1 Billion dollars annually. Nestle doesn’t do just chocolate syrup and chocolate… Read more “Nestle’s Corporate Takeover of Water”

    15 Nov 201715 Nov 2017 by QuBits

    19 Unbelievable Weather Phenomena

    Here are 19 strange and unreal looking natural phenomena that actually happen from crazy fire rainbows to mysterious rain bombs! Please like and share for more quality… Read more “19 Unbelievable Weather Phenomena”

    7 Nov 2017 by QuBits

    Exoplanet WASP 12-B Is So Hot It Eats Light

    NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed a planet outside our solar system that looks as black as fresh asphalt because it eats light rather than reflecting it… Read more “Exoplanet WASP 12-B Is So Hot It Eats Light”

    19 Sep 201719 Sep 2017 by QuBits

    Hurricane Irma Crackles with Lightning (Video)

    Hurricane Irma looks like a gigantic electrified beast in an amazing new video captured by an Earth-observing satellite. The video, which is composed of imagery taken by… Read more “Hurricane Irma Crackles with Lightning (Video)”

    9 Sep 20179 Sep 2017 by QuBits

    Accretion-powered pulsar reveals unique timing glitch

    The discovery of the largest timing irregularity yet observed in a pulsar is the first confirmation that pulsars in binary systems exhibit the strange phenomenon known as… Read more “Accretion-powered pulsar reveals unique timing glitch”

    9 Sep 20179 Sep 2017 by QuBits

    The Mystery of High-Energy Cosmic Rays

    Hold out your hand for 10 seconds. A dozen electrons and muons just zipped unfelt through your palm. The ghostly particles are what scientists call “secondary cosmic… Read more “The Mystery of High-Energy Cosmic Rays”

    25 Aug 201725 Aug 2017 by QuBits

    LIGO: Journey of a G-Wave

    LIGO scientist David Reitze takes us on a 1.3 billion year journey that begins with the violent merger of two black holes in the distant universe. The… Read more “LIGO: Journey of a G-Wave”

    20 Aug 201720 Aug 2017 by QuBits

    The Coolest Places You’re Not Allowed to Visit

    Our spectacular planet has so many wonders to explore. However, there are some places that are just too dangerous, too protected, or maybe too special to visit—even… Read more “The Coolest Places You’re Not Allowed to Visit”

    15 Aug 201715 Aug 2017 by QuBits

    Aussie astronomer captures rare footage of ‘upside down’ lightning sprites (VIDEO)

    An amateur Australian astronomer has recorded rare flashes of space lightning in the skies above New South Wales. David Finlay, 44, from Kiama in Australia’s south western… Read more “Aussie astronomer captures rare footage of ‘upside down’ lightning sprites (VIDEO)”

    25 Jul 201725 Jul 2017 by QuBits

    20 Facts About the Big Bang

    Modern cosmology has its roots in the 1920s when physicists were starting to get to grips with relativity theory. Calculation of solutions to relativity was producing some… Read more “20 Facts About the Big Bang”

    22 Jul 201722 Jul 2017 by QuBits

    How the north ended up on top of the map

    A cartographic history of what’s up. McArthur’s Universal Corrective Map of the World.Flickr A world map drawn by the Moroccan cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi for King Roger of… Read more “How the north ended up on top of the map”

    22 Jul 201722 Jul 2017 by QuBits

    Mapping the Empires of History

    The kingdoms and empires that once ruled across vast lands have by no means been forgotten – the power of the Roman Empire is still a symbol… Read more “Mapping the Empires of History”

    22 Jul 201722 Jul 2017 by QuBits

    These 7 Cities Are Total Time Warps

    But in a good way. If you want to go back in time, you could binge-watch Mad Men. Or read Wolf Hall. Or start talking exclusively in Old English. Or you… Read more “These 7 Cities Are Total Time Warps”

    22 Jul 201722 Jul 2017 by QuBits

    First Object Teleported from Earth to Orbit

    Researchers in China have teleported a photon from the ground to a satellite orbiting more than 500 kilometers above. Last year, a Long March 2D rocket took… Read more “First Object Teleported from Earth to Orbit”

    13 Jul 201713 Jul 2017 by QuBits

    Swiss scientists simulate record-breaking 45 qubit circuit

    Two Swiss scientists have run the largest ever simulation of a quantum computer to date, by achieving a record-breaking 45 qubit quantum circuit on a supercomputer in… Read more “Swiss scientists simulate record-breaking 45 qubit circuit”

    11 Jul 201711 Jul 2017 by QuBits

    The Brain as a Computer

    Painful exercises in basic arithmetic are a vivid part of our elementary school memories. A multiplication like 3,752 × 6,901 carried out with just pencil and paper… Read more “The Brain as a Computer”

    5 Jul 20175 Jul 2017 by QuBits

    Betelgeuse captured by ALMA

    This orange blob shows the nearby star Betelgeuse, as seen by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). This is the first time that ALMA has ever observed… Read more “Betelgeuse captured by ALMA”

    27 Jun 201727 Jun 2017 by QuBits

    Astronomers may have seen a star collapse directly to a black hole

    One of the basic truisms in astronomy is that, when a massive star ends its life, it goes out with a bang. A big one. A supernova.… Read more “Astronomers may have seen a star collapse directly to a black hole”

    1 Jun 20171 Jun 2017 by QuBits

    A Moon of Saturn Is Habitable

    Today Earthlings came one very giant step closer to finding life elsewhere in our solar system. In the final months of its 20-year mission, the spacecraft Cassini… Read more “A Moon of Saturn Is Habitable”

    16 May 201716 May 2017 by QuBits

    Oldest evidence of life on land discovered in Australia

    The oldest fossil evidence of life on land has been discovered in Australian rocks, potentially extending the known era of land-based life by over 500 million years.… Read more “Oldest evidence of life on land discovered in Australia”

    10 May 201710 May 2017 by QuBits

    DNA May ID Sailors Looking for Northwest Passage in 1845

    Scientists have extracted DNA from the skeletal remains of several 19th-century sailors who died during the ill-fated Franklin Expedition, whose goal was to navigate the fabled Northwest… Read more “DNA May ID Sailors Looking for Northwest Passage in 1845”

    6 May 20176 May 2017 by QuBits

    Cassini probe shoots through Saturn’s rings

    NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has successfully executed its daring dive through the 1,500-mile-wide gap between Saturn and its rings, the first time a man-made object has navigated through… Read more “Cassini probe shoots through Saturn’s rings”

    27 Apr 201727 Apr 2017 by QuBits

    New atmospheric phenomenon named Steve discovered by aurora watchers

    An atmospheric phenomenon has been discovered by citizen scientists and aurora photographers — and so little is known about it right now that they’ve named it Steve.… Read more “New atmospheric phenomenon named Steve discovered by aurora watchers”

    24 Apr 201724 Apr 2017 by QuBits

    Science in America – Neil deGrasse Tyson – March For Science – 22nd April

    We offer this 4min video on “Science in America”, containing what may be the most important words Neil deGrasse Tyson has ever spoken. Get involved in March… Read more “Science in America – Neil deGrasse Tyson – March For Science – 22nd April”

    21 Apr 201722 Apr 2017 by QuBits

    Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, could support life

    The main illustration shows Cassini diving through the Enceladus plume in 2015. New ocean world discoveries from Cassini and Hubble will help inform future exploration and the… Read more “Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, could support life”

    14 Apr 201714 Apr 2017 by QuBits

    Quadriplegic man’s arm and hand brought back to life by thought-control tech

    A quadriplegic man has had his right arm and hand brought back to life with the help of thought-control technology. Bill Kochevar, 56, was paralysed below his… Read more “Quadriplegic man’s arm and hand brought back to life by thought-control tech”

    29 Mar 201729 Mar 2017 by QuBits

    Join The March for Science

    The March for Science demonstrates our passion for science and sounds a call to support and safeguard the scientific community. Recent policy changes have caused heightened worry… Read more “Join The March for Science”

    22 Mar 201730 Mar 2017 by QuBits

    Quantum communicating with the Extraterrestrial Intelligence

    Humanity is facing now the dawn of a new technological era involving quantum mechanics in almost all aspects of social life, from computation to communication. It might… Read more “Quantum communicating with the Extraterrestrial Intelligence”

    22 Mar 201722 Mar 2017 by QuBits

    Eruptions on the sun trigger surprising phenomenon near Earth

    New research from DTU and partners from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of New Brunswick shows that eruptions on the Sun’s surface not only send… Read more “Eruptions on the sun trigger surprising phenomenon near Earth”

    20 Mar 201720 Mar 2017 by QuBits

    Electrons disappearing and reappearing between atomic layers 

    Scientist have spotted a strange type of quantum movement occurring in electrons travelling between the atomic layers of a material. Instead of travelling from the top to… Read more “Electrons disappearing and reappearing between atomic layers “

    16 Mar 201716 Mar 2017 by QuBits

    How scientists created a new state of matter

    Some of the most profound predictions in theoretical physics, such as Einstein’s gravitational waves or Higgs’ boson, have taken decades to prove with experiments. But every now… Read more “How scientists created a new state of matter”

    9 Mar 20179 Mar 2017 by QuBits

    Some Of The Most Bizarre Books Ever Written

    If literary history teaches us one thing, it’s that people were just as confused and immature in the Middle Ages as they are now. From unsolvable codes… Read more “Some Of The Most Bizarre Books Ever Written”

    5 Mar 20175 Mar 2017 by QuBits

    The Beauty of Lenticular Clouds

      Lenticular clouds are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form in the troposphere, normally in perpendicular alignment to the wind direction. Lenticular clouds can be separated into altocumulus… Read more “The Beauty of Lenticular Clouds”

    3 Mar 201728 Apr 2017 by QuBits

    Black Hole Swallowing a Star Mistaken for Brightest Supernova

    The universe’s brightest supernova ever may be something far more rare. An extraordinary display of light in a distant galaxy that had been previously dubbed brightest supernova… Read more “Black Hole Swallowing a Star Mistaken for Brightest Supernova”

    3 Mar 20178 Apr 2017 by QuBits

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