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Breakthrough Quantum Computing Chip Sets New Standards for Supercomputing

In a monumental leap for the world of technology, a pioneering quantum computing chip has shattered performance barriers, paving the way for an era of computing power previously thought to be science fiction. Developed by a collaboration of leading tech companies and research institutions, this quantum computing breakthrough is set to redefine the landscape of computing, enabling unprecedented speeds and capabilities that could revolutionize industries across the board. Key Highlights of the Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Unprecedented Processing Power: Traditional computers use bits to process information, represented as 0s and 1s. Quantum computers, on the other hand, leverage quantum bits or qubits, which can exist in a superposition of both 0 and 1 states simultaneously. This inherent parallelism allows quantum computers to perform complex calculations at speeds that would be inconceivable for classical computers. Massive Quantum Supremacy: The newly developed quantum chip achie

This smartphone maker has already begun working on 6G network

While most top smartphone-makers are aiming to launch their 5G-devices this year hoping that users will choose their handsets as and when 5G connectivity launches, there is a brand that has already started researching on ‘6G’ – LG. The South Korean smartphone maker has announced that it has placed a dedicated research center in Yuseong District of Daejeon, South Korea for 6G network technology. This doesn’t mean that LG is already working on 6G connectivity-supporting smartphone, However, this does give it a head start (sort of) in the market. The company has collaborated with Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology for 6G “The establishment of the 6G research center, we will strengthen the next-generation mobile communications technology to lead global standardization and secure new business creation opportunities,” said Park II-Pyong, Chief Technology Officer, LG Electronics. Meanwhile, LG is focusing on its first ever 5G smartphone in the market. The firm has already

This brain training app can boost attention, concentration

A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has developed a brain training app that can improve concentration against daily distractions that people face in a connected world. The team demonstrated that playing the game app called 'Decoder' on an iPad for eight hours over one month improved attention and concentration. This form of attention activates a frontal-parietal network in the brain, said the researchers from the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge. "We've all experienced coming home from work feeling that we've been busy all day, but unsure what we actually did," said Professor Barbara Sahakian from the Department of Psychiatry. For complex tasks, we need to get in the "flow" and stay focused, she added in the study published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioural Neuroscience. To reach this conclusion, the researchers divided 75 healthy young adults into three groups: one group receiv