Google Claims To Achieve Quantum Supremacy — IBM Pushes Back Facebook Twitter Flipboard
By: Paolo Zialcita October 23, 2019 Google says it has built a computer that is capable of solving problems that classical computers practically cannot. According to a report published in the scientific journal Nature, Google’s processor, Sycamore, performed a truly random-number generation in 200 seconds. That same task would take about 10,000 years for a […]
CubeSats Are Small Yet Mighty Important In Space Exploration
By: Joe Palca October 23, 2019 Tiny satellites are taking on a big-time role in space exploration. CubeSats are small, only about twice the size of a Rubik’s Cube. As the name suggests, they’re cube-shaped, 4 inches on each side, and weigh in at about 3 pounds. But with the miniaturization of electronics, it’s become […]