When given a target functionality, usually a particular pattern of heat conductivity, this algorithm can slowly hone in on the best possible design. The researchers refer to this as "inverse design," ...

John Martinis has already revolutionised quantum computing twice. Now, he is working on another radical rethink of the ...

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A team of researchers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, the University of Queensland, and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) has introduced a novel method for powering ...