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DARPA has launched the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative to assess whether scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers can be built within the next decade.

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A new study maps all quantum correlations in the minimal Bell scenario, advancing our understanding of entanglement.

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Astronomer Brian McNamara discusses galaxy formation, supermassive black holes, and a career spent working with cutting-edge instruments.

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Ginestra Bianconi proposes that gravity emerges from quantum information entropy in new study.

A decade into its existence, the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics unveils their latest innovation.

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Long-time quantum foundations expert Matt Leifer discusses the field’s evolution, how it’s perceived, and his work around quantum agency.

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Explore the history and implications of Albert Einstein’s landmark theory, which transformed our understanding of gravity.

Baryon acoustic oscillations – ripples in the plasma of the early universe – help cosmologists trace its expansion history.

Offering full-stack open access to its trapped-ion quantum computer, Open Quantum Design and its partners aim to push the field forward.

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Studying ancient light yields clues about the Big Bang, inflation, and the very early history of the universe.

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Director Atish Dabholkar discusses the centre's storied history, belief in science without borders, and ambitions for the future.

Prevailing wisdom suggests spacetime must be quantized to achieve physicists’ long-sought unified theory. Jonathan Oppenheim isn’t so sure.