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A concept image of a quantum computer processor

Quantum hyperchaos could help build better quantum computers

25 January 2021

When quantum computers get too complex, they can display hyperchaotic behaviour – like chaos, but more chaotic – and understanding it could help improve computer designs
An image from Cassini of Saturn's icy moon Rhea

Puzzling signal on Saturn’s moon Rhea may finally be explained

22 January 2021

NASA’s Cassini mission spotted a strange signal coming from Saturn’s second-largest moon Rhea – it may be from hydrazine, a compound often used in rocket fuel

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