Quantum computers only work when they are kept extremely cold. The problem is that today’s cooling systems also create noise, which can interfere with the fragile quantum information they are supposed to protect. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have now introduced a new type of minimal quantum…

Ministers were accused of showing ‘contempt’ for so-called ‘Waspi’ women today as they again ruled out compensation.  Campaigners and Labour MPs voiced fury after Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden announced that a review had confirmed payouts are not required. He said there were ‘legitimate’ questions about whether the state…

Black holes may be invisible, but their influence shapes galaxies, modern technology and humanity’s understanding of its own limits. That was the message shared last week by Priyamvada Natarajan, a theoretical astrophysicist at Yale University, during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Natarajan, whose research focuses…