The first-ever appearance of a previously undetectable quantum excitation known as the axial Higgs mode – exciting in its own right – also holds promise for developing and manipulating higher temperature quantum materials for quantum computing and quantum information sciences broadly. The post Newly-Observed Higgs Mode Holds Promise in Quantum Computing appeared first on HPCwire.

A round of applause broke out in the CERN Control Centre on 5 July at 4.47 p.m. CEST when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) detectors switched on all subsystems and started recording high-energy collisions at the unprecedented energy of 13.6 TeV, ushering in a new physics season. This feat was made possible thanks to the […]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in collaboration with the Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) STEM Research and Development Consortium (MSRDC), awarded $3.2 million for eight projects at seven MSIs through the recently announced Science and Technology Research Partnership program. These projects will advance the Biden Administration’s goals of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields and […]

As the computing and data needs of MIT’s research community continue to grow — both in their quantity and complexity — the Institute is launching a new effort to ensure that researchers have access to the advanced computing resources and data management services they need to do their best work. The post MIT to Launch […]

For humans, background noise is generally just a minor irritant. But for quantum computers, which are very sensitive, it can be a death knell for computations. And because “noise” for a quantum computer increases as the computer is tasked with more complex calculations, it can quickly become a major obstacle. The post Scientists Simulate ‘Fingerprint’ […]

A diverse crowd of computing experts and enthusiasts gathered at the Bradbury Science Museum recently to celebrate the opening of a revamped supercomputing exhibit. Leadership, designers, historians and scientists from the Laboratory’s past and present ate cupcakes and talked petaflop clusters while exploring the exhibit’s newest features and stories. The post Supercomputing History Unveiled at […]

Microsoft’s Singularity is a response to the computational costs of training deep learning workloads—costs that have quickly spiraled as those workloads have grown in size, complexity and number. It is also an attempt to maximize the use of idle time, which has increasingly become a focus of discussions of how to minimize the costs and […]

SupermarQ is a suite of benchmarks that measure a machine’s performance on a range of applications. These applications mirror real-world problems in a variety of domains such as finance, chemistry, energy, and encryption. The post Super.tech Releases SupermarQ – A New Suite of Benchmarks for Quantum Computers appeared first on HPCwire.

Advances in quantum science have the potential to revolutionize the way we live. Quantum computers hold promise for solving problems that are intractable today, and we may one day use quantum networks as hackerproof information highways. The post Researchers Develop New Platform for Customizable Quantum Devices appeared first on HPCwire.

Permafrost covers more than 10 percent of the planet and stores vast amounts of carbon in frozen soil, making it a crucial—and dangerous—carbon sink. Understanding how (and why) permafrost is changing with the climate is critical to estimating (and mitigating) carbon emissions, but these dynamics remain largely opaque to researchers. A trio of researchers are […]