DARPA Puts Four Quantum Platforms Through Final Hardware Tests
DARPA has moved Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM and IonQ into the final stage of its quantum benchmarking program, where physical systems, control infrastructure, software and error-correction components will face direct testing rather than plan reviews.
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Rare Boat Burial Found at Poland's Chodlik Site
Excavations at Chodlik in eastern Poland have identified a roughly 4.5-metre feature interpreted as a possible dugout-boat burial. Cremated human remains, silver ornaments and animal fragments-including a horse tooth-are now being documented while dating and laboratory analyses remain pending.
ZuriQ Demonstrates Nine Ion Qubits on a 2D Trap Chip
ZuriQ and Infineon have validated a 3×3 two-dimensional Penning micro-trap with nine individually controlled ion qubits and are now pursuing larger modules, semiconductor fabrication and integrated photonics without yet claiming a fault-tolerant processor.
Artemis II Crew Recorded Five Faint Moon Impact Flashes
A tablet image from Artemis II records five faint impact flashes seen near the eclipsed Moon from Orion 46,000 miles away; NASA's later analysis ruled out cosmic rays and spacecraft reflections and released the mission's lunar science dataset.
