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NATURE PODCAST 28 February 2022 Audio long-read: The race to save the Internet from quantum hackers Researchers are scrambling to develop encryption systems that could defeat future quantum computers. Davide Castelvecchi & Benjamin Thompson Davide Castelvecchi View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Benjamin Thompson View author publications
The logo of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency in a window of an office building in the Mitte district of Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The crypto market rose on Monday after the Treasury Department imposed new sanctions against Russia’s central bank. Bitcoin jumped 8.2% to $40,959.30, while
WASHINGTON — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Saturday that he’s sending Starlink terminals to Ukraine to help keep the embattled country connected to the outside world as Russia steps up its invasion. Details of SpaceX’s Starlink assistance remain under wraps. And while it’s not clear how quickly the promised Starlink broadband terminals will be up
The central processing plant for oil and gas in Salym, Russia, Feb. 4, 2014. Salym Petroleum Development is a venture between Shell and Gazprom Neft. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shell said Monday it is ending an “equity partnership” with Gazprom, a Russian state-owned energy company, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues. Shell said
On Thursday, Russian forces launched missile attacks and shelling against Ukraine, igniting a significant escalation of the violence in the region. Experts believe that while a nuclear war seems unlikely, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made direct nuclear threats. “No matter who tries to stand in our way or… create threats for our country and
Renault’s new 100%-electric Mégane E-Tech is the French company’s non-hedged bet it can convince drivers they’ve nothing to lose in swapping their traditional ICE rides for modern a EV – and gain considerable performance, cost, and flair advantages in the bargain. A day test driving the car on the roads of southern Spain suggests the
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stellar image of two interacting galaxies some 200 million light-years away from Earth. The pair is located in the Pegasus constellation, named after a winged horse from Greek mythology. The image shared by NASA on its Instagram page shows a large spiral galaxy (NGC 7469), and its diminutive
Download PDF If you’ve written a scientific manuscript, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with the app-switching two-step that happens when you copy your data from one program and paste them into another. That time-tested workflow does the job, but it isn’t always the most efficient process. Perhaps you receive new samples and need to
Steve Howard is not superstitious, at least about a particular number. “Thirteen is my favorite number,” said Howard, the administrator of Camden County, Georgia, in early January. Just a few weeks earlier, the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) awarded a launch site operator’s license, more commonly called a spaceport license, to Camden County,
This year’s GreenBiz, was a real statement on the quality of that particular event and on the surging importance of all things ESG to both public and private companies. While other events are canceling or pushing to later in the year due to COVID-related corporate travel restrictions, GreenBiz saw its largest attendance. That’s really, really good
A Lyneham road in Wiltshire, England, has been extensively damaged by unexplained underground movements. Located near the village of Lyneham, the incident has made the damaged road, known as the B4069 road, nearly impassable. The damaged road with visible cracks on it resembles what an earthquake would cause when its tremors impact a road infrastructure.
In this article BP.-GB The Kremlin is reflected in the polished company plate of the state-controlled Russian oil giant Rosneft at the entrance of the headquarters in Moscow, Dmitry Kostyukov | AFP | Getty Images British energy giant BP announced Sunday it was offloading its 19.75% stake in Rosneft, a Russian-controlled oil company. BP CEO
A Starlink logo of a satellite internet constellation being constructed by SpaceX is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images SpaceX’s internet service Starlink is available in Ukraine and more terminals are being sent to the country, according to the company’s CEO Elon Musk. The conflict-hit nation
Scott Herman, CEO of Cognitive Space: ‘You don’t get a better opportunity than this to show how remote sensing can support media storytelling’ WASHINGTON – Images collected by commercial satellites have chronicled the buildup of Russian forces on Ukraine’s borders and the ongoing invasion, providing intelligence that previously was only available from government sources. The
In this article @CL.1 @LCO.1 An oil pumping jack, also known as a “nodding donkey”, in an oilfield near Dyurtyuli, in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices jumped Sunday evening after the U.S. and Western allies imposed sanctions on specific Russian banks,
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