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G'rttner And Colleagues Develop Multipulse Protocols For Generating Tunable Photonic Fock States
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (521+ words) Quantum Zeitgeist Initialisation of the optimisation algorithm from 100 independent, randomly generated parameter sets, incorporating parametric gains to account for system imperfections, consistently converged on solutions exhibiting the constrained phase structure. This suggests an inherent property of efficient Fock state creation…...
Claims for a Multiverse Violate Basic Logic
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (612+ words) In recent decades, it has become clear that our universe shows much evidence of design. Many physicists are uncomfortable with that idea. They prefer multiverse theory: our universe is just a blip in a vast sea of universes. It happens…...
Astronomers discover unexplained spin pattern in early galaxies
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (350+ words) Lior Shamir, an associate professor of computer science at Kansas State University, analyzed images of 263 early galaxies captured through the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey. Shamir used quantitative shape analysis to determine the rotation of each galaxy. The data revealed…...
James Webb has caught at least five galaxies colliding about 800 million years after the Big Bang, flinging heavy elements out into space far earlier than any model predicted " evidence the early universe was already messy and mature when it should still have been simple
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (758+ words) Published July 11, 2026 A galaxy merger found by the James Webb Space Telescope has made the early universe look less orderly than the standard picture suggests. JWST's Quintet sits in a patch of sky only about 4. 5 arcseconds by 4. 5 arcseconds across, corresponding…...
US Department of War Launches 500 k W Laser Weapon Project
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (189+ words) The US Department of War has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to develop a 500 k W high-power laser weapon to counter large UAVs and cruise missiles. Lockheed Martin is to develop a palletised 500 k W laser weapon to counter…...
Okada And Colleagues Develop Rate-2/3 Quantum LDPC Code For Enhanced Error Correction
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (1233+ words) As a quantum scientist exploring the frontiers of physics and technology. My work focuses on uncovering how quantum mechanics, computing, and emerging technologies are transforming our understanding of reality. I share research-driven insights that make complex ideas in quantum science…...
Friction turns carbon debris into diamond and graphene
7+ hour, 3+ min ago (85+ words) Nanowerk Friction turns carbon debris into diamond and graphene Friction between amorphous carbon surfaces transforms wear debris into diamond and graphene while maintaining exceptionally low resistance. - Ernst Meyer (University of Basel), 0000-0001-6385-3412 corresponding author Become a Spotlight guest author! Join our…...
Oratomic Raises $300 Million Series A To Build Fault'Tolerant Neutral'Atom Quantum Computers Straight To "Endgame
7+ hour, 35+ min ago (550+ words) Pulse 2. 0 Oratomic Raises $300 Million Series A To Build Fault'Tolerant Neutral'Atom Quantum Computers Straight To "Endgame" Oratomic, a Pasadena'based quantum computing startup founded by leading neutral'atom and fault'tolerant quantum researchers, has raised a $300 million Series A round to accelerate development of…...
Curious Kids: Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (626+ words) Can anyone make a black hole in a laboratory? " Sohini B. , age 13, Kolkata, West Bengal, India A black hole is an object so massive and dense that even light cannot escape its gravity. They occur in space when extremely dense objects,…...
Former Meta Engineer Flags Two "Time Bombs" for Bitcoin: Quantum Computing and Falling Miner Rewards
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (487+ words) Cryptonews. net Former Meta Engineer Flags Two "Time Bombs" for Bitcoin: Quantum Computing and Falling Miner Rewards A former Meta engineer has publicly identified two structural vulnerabilities he believes could undermine Bitcoin"s long-term viability: the potential threat of quantum…...