Quantum computing is like Forrest Gump[1]’s box of chocolates[2]: You never know what you’re gonna get. Quantum phenomena – the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic levels – are not definite, one thing or another. They are opaque clouds of possibility or, more precisely, probabilities. When someone observes a...
NASA has set its sights on the Moon, aiming to send astronauts back to the lunar surface[1] by 2026 and establish a long-term presence there by the 2030s. But the Moon isn’t exactly a habitable place for people.
Cosmic rays from distant stars and galaxies and solar energetic particles from the Sun bombard the surface, and exposure to...
Posing as a “Christian conservative[1]” at the Supreme Court Historical Society’s members-only, black-tie gala, liberal journalist and filmmaker Lauren Windsor secretly recorded[2] her conversations with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito and Alito’s wife, Martha-Ann Alito. The event on June 3, 2024, was not open...
Tumors that travel to the lungs, or lung metastases[1], pose a formidable challenge in the realm of cancer treatment. Conventional chemotherapy often falls short[2] because it’s inefficient. It doesn’t directly target the lungs and accumulate in a high enough concentration to kill tumors.