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In 2023, IBM unveiled Condor, a quantum chip that passed over the 1,000-qubit mark by reaching 1,121 superconducting qubits, ...

A new, penny-sized sensor developed by researchers from Boston College, Boston University, and Giner Labs uses wastewater to measure opioid use at the local level The unique properties of the ...

NEW DELHI: India on Monday made a decisive breakthrough in its nuclear energy programme as the indigenously developed 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam attained criticality at ...

Quantum exchange or swap gates are an important part of quantum computers with a large number of qubits. Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a swap gate for qubits made of neutral atoms that is ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently issued a final rule, effective April 29, 2026, amending its regulations governing categorical exclusions for certain actions. As defined by the ...