All this is promising. But quantum financiers acknowledge that, for now, hardware is a limitation. We're not yet able to perform these calculations at a scale where a quantum machine offers a real-world advantage over a classical one, says Mr Biercuk...
The Mochena region was a closed place, still inhabited by descendants of Bavarians who ate dumplings, lived in chalets and spoke a dialect of German. 莫切纳地区交通闭塞，那儿仍然生活着巴伐利亚人的后代，他们吃德国饺子，...
Obituary: Agitu Gudeta 阿吉图古蒂塔 The milk of human kindness 恻隐之心 Agitu Ideo Gudeta, goat-herder, cheesemaker and symbol of integration, was killed on December 29th, aged 42 阿吉图艾迪欧古蒂塔，牧羊人、奶酪制作师和种...
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt restored diplomatic relations with Qatar, a step towards ending a three-and-a-half-year dispute. The four countries imposed an embargo on Qatar over its ties to Iran and Islamists, and the con...
The world this week 本周国际要闻 Politics 政治版块 Despite the storming of the Capitol building by a mob of supporters of Donald Trump, more than 100 Republican congressmen and a handful of senators persisted in their challenge to the certi...
CMUT stands for capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer. As its name suggests, it is a species of electrical capacitor, and, like all such, it is composed of two parallel plates. Any disturbance of these plates, such as the vibration induced b...
Oceanic cartography 绘制海洋地图 Full fathom five 海神的召唤 How to map the seabed from the sky 如何从空中绘制海底地图 An alien seeking a name for the third planet from the sun might reasonably plump for Sea or Ocean, rather tha...
Whether the disappointment of the run-offs will prompt a wider Republican break from Mr Trump is unclear. Many thought that defeat in November would break his ironclad hold over the party. Not at all. Both of the incumbent Republican senators in the...
Despite its long spell in Republican hands, Georgia has become more competitive because of two demographic trendsa substantial increase in registered non-white voters, who tend to be reliable Democrats if they can be convinced to turn up to the polls...
United States 美国版块 Georgias run-off elections 佐治亚州决选 So sweet and clear 畅快且清晰 Two stunning victories for Democrats in Georgia upend the Senate 民主党在佐治亚州取得的两次惊人的胜利颠覆了参议院 Four...
