Dec 13, 2024

DTN 091: Google's Quantum Computing Breakthrough96 sup { font-size: 100% !important;vertical-align: .5em !important;mso-text-raise: -1.5% !important;line-height: 0 !important; } ul { margin-left:0px !important; margin-right:10px !important; margin-top:20px !important; margin-bottom:20px !important; } ul li { margin-left: 0px !important; mso-special-format: decimal; } ol { margin-left:0px !important; margin-right:10px !important; margin-top:20px !important; margin-bottom:20px !important; } ol li { margin-left: 0px !important; mso-special-format: decimal; } li.listItem { margin-left:15px !important; margin-top:0px !important; } .paddingDesktop { padding: 10px 0 !important; } .edm_outlooklist { margin-left: -20px !important; } .embedImage { display:none !important; } December 13, 2024   |   Read Online DTN 091: Google's Quantum Computing Breakthrough Plus: Sodium-ion batteries make their big debut, muscle implants enable mind-controlled prosthetics, nanosheet transistors, a self-eating rocket, 3D-printed weapons, and more. Quantum Computers Cross Critical Error Threshold“This computational alchemy has its limits. If the physical qubits are too failure-prone, error correction is counterproductive — adding more physical qubits will make the logical qubits worse, not better. But if the error rate goes below a specific threshold, the balance tips: The more physical qubits you add, the more resilient each logical qubit becomes.Now, in a paper published today in Nature, Newman and his colleagues at Google Quantum AI have finally crossed the threshold. They transformed a group of physical qubits into a single logical qubit, then showed that as they added more physical qubits to the group, the logical qubit’s error rate dropped sharply.” (Quanta Magazine)Europe’s big battery ambitions are failing, and China is benefitingInside a fusion startup's insane, top-secret opening ceremonyMajor supercapacitor hybrid energy storage project comes online in ChinaLower-cost sodium-ion batteries are finally having their momentA uranium-mining boom is sweeping through TexasMuscle implants could allow mind-controlled prosthetics—no brain surgery requiredScientists advise EU to halt solar geoengineeringNSF panel says proposed giant telescopes would swamp agency’s budgetGoogle announces new quantum chipSpaceX seeks approval to turn Texas Starbase site into new cityGM exits robotaxi market, will bring Cruise operations in houseWhat went wrong? NASA conducts first aircraft accident probe on another planetThe US military is now talking openly about going on the attack in spaceWhy materials science is key to unlocking the next frontier of AI developmentTSMC lifts the curtain on nanosheet transistorsBiden administration raises tariffs on solar materials from ChinaBig tech backs small nuclearThe SpinLaunch A-33 Suborbital Mass Accelerator in New Mexico. SpinLaunch is developing a centrifugal mass accelerator, the A-33, to launch small satellites into space without traditional rocket fuel. By spinning payloads to extreme speeds (up to 10,000Gs) inside a giant centrifuge, the system uses kinetic energy to fling satellites to high altitudes, where a small propulsion stage takes over to reach low-Earth orbit. This method promises a significant reduction in both launch costs and fuel consumption compared to conventional rocket launches. 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