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A photograph of the optical table on which a quantum computer, made from specially engineered diamonds, can very efficiently cool itself just by performing calculations.

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Quantum computer cools itself down by performing calculations

As they warm up, quantum computers can slow down or stop working altogether. A new kind made with specially engineered diamonds cools as it calculates

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J3TX0E Splattering of dead insects on a car windscreen, windshield whilst driving along a road with signs and road white markings.

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Count the bugs "splatted" on your car to help track insect decline

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A quantum microphone

Technology

Quantum microphone works even better than a regular one

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Physics

Will we ever unite physics? Clocks in superposition could offer clues

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Quantum boomerang

Physics

Physicists have made a quantum boomerang for the first time

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SALISBURY, ENGLAND - Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank during a training exercise on Salisbury Plain Training Area in Salisbury, England. 5 RIFLES Battlegroup prepares for deployment on Op CABRIT in Estonia as part of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence later this year. 5 RIFLES Battlegroup is trialing a new concept of training or Operational Readiness Model (ORM) on behalf of The Field Army to ensure they are mission ready. Additionally, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, training methods have been adjusted with innovative measures introduced to ensure that training isn't compromised and expectations and operational outputs lowered. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

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UK military investigating quantum computers for battlefield tanks

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A stock image of crystals

Physics

A new kind of time crystal has been created and lasts 10 milliseconds

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A chip from Google's Sycamore quantum computer

Technology

Quantum computers proved to have ‘quantum advantage’ on some tasks

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A zinc sulfate crystal under polarised light

Technology

Quantum computers could create completely new forms of matter

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Japanesa milk bread

Humans

How science can help you bake a loaf of bread that stays softer longer

The reasons bread goes stale are more complex than we thought. But we do know enough to make a loaf that really keeps, finds Sam Wong

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Physics

Hot plasma mirror may help solve Stephen Hawking’s black hole paradox

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Humans

Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder review: The science behind the show

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Humans

Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

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Physics

Aliens could send us interstellar quantum messages using X-rays

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