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From artificial atoms to quantum information machines: Inside the 2025 Nobel...

Staff Writer - October 12, 2025

Zhixin Wang, University of California, Santa Barbara The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics honors three quantum physicists – John...

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What is quantum advantage? A quantum computing scientist explains an approaching...

Staff Writer - November 19, 2023

Daniel Lidar, University of Southern California Quantum advantage is the milestone the field of quantum computing is fervently working...

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How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...

Staff Writer - November 19, 2025

Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....

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What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty...

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