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Most people think of data transfer as instantaneous, but there is a hard physical limit of course – the speed of light. Grace Hopper used an 11.8-inch wire to communicate this "nanosecond" constraint loud and clear. If you're interested in the details, I’ve put together a breakdown of the math explaining why computers inevitably had…

Researchers have demonstrated the first quantum computer calculations of a key fusion material, advancing efforts to improve tritium production for commercial fusion reactors. Experts from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Cleveland Clinic, and IBM have achieved a significant milestone in tritium production research by performing the first known quantum computer calculations on a material critical…

High summer has returned to the UK, and with it, the usual warnings about the dangers of sunlight and reminders to seek shade and cover up. After years of such advice, most members of the public naturally assume that the science connecting sun exposure to poor health is well established, so people are often shocked…

House of the Dragon has always been a show of loyalties. The “Team Green” and “Team Black” rivalry is always present in conversations around the series, even infiltrating the marketing campaigns. With no clear hero or villain, fans can root for whoever they like in the Dance of Dragons, but that same fact means that…

For roughly a century, scientists have known that our Universe is in a constant state of expansion. Known as the Hubble-Lemaitre Constant, in honor of the two astronomers who demonstrated it, this law is fundamental to our cosmological models. The rate at which the Universe is expanding, however, has been revised many times over the…

Scientists have proposed a new way to describe black holes that could overcome a major limitation in one of Stephen Hawking’s most influential ideas. The research introduces an updated approach to black hole thermodynamics that works even when black holes are changing over time, potentially offering new insights into how they form, merge, and slowly…