[ad_1] In the race to make quantum computers practical, scientists have found themselves drawn to some of the strangest ideas in physics. Few are stranger — but also more promising — than the notion of using particles that are their own antiparticles to store and manipulate information. This is the concept behind Majorana particles. In the 1930s, the Italian physicist

[ad_1] Satellite image of the Himalaya with the location of the Himalayan foreland basin highlighted in purple. | Photo Credit: Mikenorton (CC BY-SA) Many scientists and policymakers are counting on storing CO2 deep underground as an important way to fight climate change. Such known as geological carbon storage involves capturing CO2 from sources like power plants or directly from the

[ad_1] Deep in the Swedish forest, where reindeer roam and scientists ski in winter, lies one of Europe’s hopes for a spaceport that can ultimately compete with the United States, China and Russia. For decades, Europe has relied upon the U.S. for its security among the stars. But the Trump administration’s “America First” policies, plus a commercial market that’s growing

[ad_1] The skyscrapers of the Shinjuku area are pictured as Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain at 3,776 metres, looms in the background of Tokyo, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential violent eruption of the active