Quantum Computing
A Silicon Quantum Processor Brings Its Control Electronics Into the Cold
An experimental processor links silicon spin qubits to custom electronics inside a cryogenic system. The integration is the advance—not a fault-tolerant or commercially useful computer.
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A NASA animation makes two polar seasonal cycles visible. Understanding the mission’s deeper value requires separating surface temperature f…
Higher Education
NSF’s Four-Year Ph.D. Pilot Puts Industry Inside the Dissertation
A new pilot backed by a $47 million NSF investment will pair university doctoral work with industry research. Its first cohort has not start…
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No. 7303
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