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A New Way to Model the Universe: A Conversation With Yaakov Weinstein
Dr. Yaakov Weinstein is chief scientist of quantum technologies at The MITRE Corporation, a major research organization that conducts and supports research from government and industry on topics important to national security and stability.
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Virginia Diodes Works to Fill the Terahertz Gap
Somewhere between microwave ovens and infrared night vision, there’s a once-neglected space overlooked by engineers called the Terahertz Gap.
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Life Sciences & Quantum: A Faster, Safer Way to Develop Drugs
Recent moves from computer titans such as Google and IBM and pharmaceutical giants like Roche and Merck & Co., Inc. suggest drug research might prove to be among quantum computing’s first killer apps. The reasons? Time and money.
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Energy & Quantum: Grid Optimization and Resource Location
As renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind become more popular, they face challenges becoming part of electric grids designed for traditional sources of power. Now researchers suggest another promising technology, quantum computing, may help lead to major advances.
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Transportation & Quantum: A Major Leap in Optimization
The Port of Los Angeles is the largest facility for handling shipborne cargo in the United States. With the help of quantum computing, the port’s second-largest shipping container terminal, Pier 300, dramatically streamlined its operations.
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Virginia's Quantum Phase Transition
Once entirely theoretical, the quantum sciences have slowly but surely become applied sciences, opening the door for technologies that take advantage of our improved understanding of physics at the smallest imaginable scales.
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