New Advances Bring the Age of Quantum Computing Closer Than Ever | Quanta Magazine

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In a white paper written on the same day as the Caltech paper, Gidney and his colleagues announced that they had developed a new method for breaking ECC that was at least 10 times more efficient than previous methods. They estimate that most cryptocurrencies would provide seconds to a machine with less than 500,000 qubits. … Read more

‘Lights bring joy!’ Why these beautiful birds need our help – and 10 ways to give it

'Lights bring joy!' Why these beautiful birds need our help - and 10 ways to give it

Swifts wheelies, endurance athletes scream. They don’t touch the ground for nine months of the year and fly 14,000 kilometers a year – from sub-Saharan Africa to nest in the UK and back again. In Britain, it is a sign that summer is coming or going. Among them, they give the highest expression of the … Read more