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February 16, 2015

Analogue quantum computers: Still wishful thinking?
Saitama, Japan (SPX) Feb 15, 2015
Traditional computational tools are simply not powerful enough to solve some complex optimisation problems, like, for example, protein folding. Quantum annealing, a potentially successful implementation of analogue quantum computing, would bring about an ultra-performant computational method. A series of reviews in this topical issue of EPJ ST, guest-edited by Sei Suzuki from Saitama Medical University, Japan, and Arnab Das from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkota, India ... read more

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China's latest cyberwar: the battle for New Year train tickets As hundreds of millions in China flock home to celebrate the Year of the Sheep, the world's biggest human migration places extraordinary pressure on roads and railways - but technology is offering new ways to find a route home. ... more		WTO rules against China in row with EU, Japan over steel pipes A WTO panel largely ruled Friday against China in its row with the European Union and Japan over Chinese anti-dumping duties on imports of steel pipes. ... more		GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilience How quantum computers can be validated when solving unsolvable problems		London workshop teaches nuts and bolts behind tech For children who have become increasingly savvy consumers of sophisticated technology, a London workshop is offering something different - a chance to get back to basics and build their own computers. ... more
				Researchers unveil contact lenses with zoom capabilities A group of researchers at the American Association of the Advancement of Science conference on Friday unveiled a working contact lens prototype with a built-in zoom feature. ... more		Argentine youth long for pricey high-tech gadgets Ten-year-old Cloe Barrios spent a year saving for an iPod, a struggle shared by many Argentine youth scrambling to keep up with technology despite economic woes that make such gadgets exorbitantly pricey. ... more

China bank loans surge in January: central bank China's bank lending more than doubled to 1.47 trillion yuan ($235 billion) in January from December, the central bank said Friday, with analysts citing seasonal factors and monetary easing. ... more		Apple plans to develop electric car: WSJ US tech giant Apple is working in secret to create a company-branded electric vehicle, according to the Wall Street Journal. ... more		Orbit Over Obsolescence: How Satellite Constellations Are Replacing Cell Towers One Layer at a Time Streamlining Government Records with Social Media Archiving Tools SyntaxError: invalid decimal literal - What to Do		Feds may open arctic Alaska to drillers The U.S. Interior Department said it's closer to opening the Chukchi Sea off the Alaskan coast to energy explorers after a lengthy court battle. ... more
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	Plans submitted for Norway's Johan Sverdrup field The Norwegian government said Friday it received development and operational plans for the Johan Sverdrup field, among the largest in national waters. ... more		World Bank: Oil-rich Kurdish economy shrinking Despite its vast oil wealth, the World Bank said it expects the economy of the semiautonomous Kurdish region of Iraq to shrink because of regional crises. ... more

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