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Microsoft's Majorana 2 Quantum Computer: 2029 Timeline Explained

Microsoft's Majorana 2 Quantum Computer: 2029 Timeline Explained

Microsoft's Majorana 2 quantum computer has dramatically shortened the timeline for practical quantum computing, moving from decades to just 2029. ...

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CERN Measures Antimatter Property 100 Times More Precisely

CERN Measures Antimatter Property 100 Times More Precisely

Antimatter has a property that physicists have spent decades trying to measure, and CERN has just done it 100 times better than anyone before. This...

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Space Shield Against Solar Storms Uses Lithium and Barium

Space Shield Against Solar Storms Uses Lithium and Barium

A scientist at Boston University is developing a space shield against solar storms that would use lithium and barium to reinforce Earth's natural m...

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Cats Prefer Silvervine Over Catnip, Study Reveals

Cats Prefer Silvervine Over Catnip, Study Reveals

A new study reveals that cats prefer silvervine (matatabi) over catnip, according to Japanese researchers who tested feline attraction to both plan...

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China's Rare Earth University Degrees Build Talent Moat

China's Rare Earth University Degrees Build Talent Moat

China's rare earth university degrees are creating a talent pipeline that reinforces the country's dominance in critical minerals. According to a R...

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Water-Powered Spacecraft: Argo Space's Solar System Ambitions

Water-Powered Spacecraft: Argo Space's Solar System Ambitions

Water-powered spacecraft are gaining attention as a promising solution for deep space exploration. Three former SpaceX engineers have founded Argo ...

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Earliest Fire Use Pushed Back to 1.8 Million Years in South Africa

Earliest Fire Use Pushed Back to 1.8 Million Years in South Africa

The earliest controlled use of fire by human ancestors may date back 1.8 million years, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE. The researc...

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Jupiter's Gravity May Have Saved Earth's Life-Building Elements

Jupiter's Gravity May Have Saved Earth's Life-Building Elements

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, may have played a crucial role in allowing life to emerge on Earth by acting as a gravitational ba...

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Mysterious Space Signal Decoded: The Rosetta Stone of Radio Transients

Mysterious Space Signal Decoded: The Rosetta Stone of Radio Transients

Astronomers have finally found a long-period radio transient that acts as a cosmic Rosetta Stone, unlocking the mystery of these enigmatic signals ...

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Solid Rocket Fuel Breakthrough: Scientists Finally Solve the Shutdown Problem

Solid Rocket Fuel Breakthrough: Scientists Finally Solve the Shutdown Problem

Solid rocket fuel has long been the workhorse of spaceflight, but its inability to stop and restart has been a persistent Achilles' heel. Now, a te...

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Australia's Richest Woman Bets $600 Million on Rare Earths to Counter China

Australia's Richest Woman Bets $600 Million on Rare Earths to Counter China

Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, has made a bold $600 million bet on rare earths to counter China's dominance in the strategic minerals market. Through her majority stake in Lynas...

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