Millions of quantum bits are required for quantum computers to prove useful in practical applications. But this is still a long way off. One problem is that the qubits have to be very close to each ...

Physicists create a stable quantum gate as a basic element for the quantum computer. Physicists from Konstanz, Princeton and Maryland create a stable quantum gate as a basic element for the quantum ...

Computing is part of everything we do. Computing drives innovation in engineering, business, entertainment, education, and the sciences—and it provides solutions to complex, challenging problems of ...

His dedication to community and collaboration has earned Petersen a reputation as one of Ontario’s most outstanding university educators. An associate professor, teaching stream in the department of ...

Look inside a science fiction computer, and you’ll probably see tubes and cubes that emit light. Of course, it’s for effect, ...

When the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev published his periodic table of elements in 1869, there were just fifty-nine entries on it. The table grouped those elements—hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon, ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. We place social responsibility at the heart of your learning which means you can ...

"The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star stuff."—Carl Sagan Almost ...