Two independent research teams have each demonstrated collisional quantum gates using fermionic atoms: a long-sought ...

Quantum computing is a field of computer science that uses quantum mechanics to solve problems that are too complex for ...

Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a ...

Bitcoin is now just past the midpoint of its current halving cycle ahead of the 2028 supply cut, while miners continue to ...

Abstract: We present an 8-bit floating-point (FP8) training processor which implements (1) highly parallel tensor cores (fused multiply-add trees) that maintain high utilization throughout forward ...

Scientists may have solved the long-standing mystery of why ice floats and why liquid water expands as it cools below 39 degrees Fahrenheit, after discovering evidence of a hidden liquid-liquid ...

In winter, water freezes from the top down. This is because water is heaviest at 4℃ and sinks, allowing the water near the surface to reach the freezing point of 0℃ first. This may seem obvious, but ...

The computer science (CS) major in the McKelvey School of Engineering, once the biggest major at WashU, is seeing a dramatic decline in enrollment in the 2025-2026 academic year. According to CS ...