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Researchers created scalable quantum circuits capable of simulating fundamental nuclear physics on more than 100 qubits.

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Quantum computing has crossed a line that classical machines cannot easily follow, pushing simulations of matter and forces ...

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Technological civilization stands before an existential paradox. While the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) grows ...

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