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The Coming Quantum Boom: A New Industry a Century in the Making

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Why build an industry around a scale that cuts across established verticals? This question occurred to me on a long flight to Paris, to attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), at UNESCO headquarters last month.

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Electric Propulsion Magnets Ready for Space Tests

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Nestled at the foot of a steep, forested hill, 16 kilometers outside Wellington, New Zealand is a rather unassuming building; one among many on a research campus that was first established in the 1940s. The building is home to the Paihau-Robinson Research Institute , part of Victoria University of Wellington.

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BYD debuts 5-minute EV charging system

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BYD recently debuted a 5-minute electric vehicle (EV) charging system, a game-changer in the ever-growing industry. BYD’s 5-minute EV charging system means all-electric cars can charge as fast as internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles fill up at a gas station. ” It can reach a peak charge of 1,000 kilowatts (kW).

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Airbus is Working on a Superconducting Electric Aircraft

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Airbus is evaluating such an engine in a project with partner CFM International , a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines. We partnered with Air Liquide Advanced Technologies to build the facility, he said.

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In Praise of “Normal” Engineers

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Consider the magnitude of skills and experiences at play: Are you working on microprocessors, IoT, database internals, Web services, user experience, mobile apps what? If you must 10x something, build 10x engineering teams. Nothing makes engineers happier than building things, solving problems, and making progress.

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Bertrand Piccard’s Big Hydrogen Adventure

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Bertrand Piccard, left, and Prince Albert of Monaco, right, take off during the 25th International Hot Air Balloon week, in Chateau dOex, Switzerland, in 2003. In the external world with aviation, but also the internal world with psychiatry, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy. So youre really building the planes with your hands.

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What to Look Out for When Acquiring AI Systems

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Those from the IEEE Standards Association and the International Organization for Standardization target AI design, use, and life-cycle management. However, market dynamics and unequal AI expertise between industry and government can be barriers that discourage success. Internal audit 9.3 AI risk assessment 7.1 Resources 7.2

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