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Stephan Sullivan An artist’s representation shows the researchers’ quantum functional groups (bright colored spheres) linked to larger molecules. Main takeaways: Stronger, faster. Quantum computers promise far greater speed and processing power than today’s most advanced supercomputers Quantum quantum. As these next-generation computers relied on the interaction of fragile atomic and subatomic particles, increasing their processing power proved to be a challenge. A chemical solution. Researchers have created a new molecule that has the potential to protect quantum interactions on a larger scale without the need for traditional electrical engineering tools and machines. Quantum computing, although still in its infancy, has the potential to dramatically increase processing power by exploiting the odd behavior of particles at the smallest scales. Several research groups have reported performing calculations that would take thousands of years for traditional supercompu...

One of the country’s most prominent builders will lose nearly a tenth of its workforce, due to growing concerns about Australia’s construction industry. Key points: Metricon has told its workforce it is “restructuring” More than 200 jobs will be started Concerns continue about Australia’s construction industry Metricon was forced to defend itself against rumors of bankruptcy just a few months ago. The company has now notified its roughly 2,500 workforce that it is restructuring. This move will impact 9 percent of its workforce. It worked for more than 200 jobs. Most of the roles that will be taken are not in the building or construction itself, but in front of homework such as sales and marketing. In a statement, Metricon’s acting chief executive Peter Langfelder said the company was contracted to build 6,000 homes. “We are working to restructure our business front end given the current climate and the need to move forward more efficiently,...

A team of physicists at MIT recently published a stunning research paper detailing their successful attempt to use entanglement and ‘quantum time reversal’ to create sensors capable of taking very deep measurements. It sounds like a lot of science jargon, but the point is this could potentially lead to a legitimate ‘dark matter detector’, and it’s something that could revolutionize humanity’s understanding of everything . In advance: Physics is a moving target. Because we are like fish in an aquarium, we don’t know where the water we are swimming is coming from or what lies behind the blurry shadows on the edge of our glass-paneled horizon. Regards, humanoids Subscribe to our newsletter now for weekly recaps of our favorite AI stories in your inbox. To try to define our reality, we use the scientific method, the human imagination, and a lot of mathematics. But in the end, any theory is only as good as its ability to work with complementary th...

A team of researchers say they have found some of the building blocks of RNA in a molecular cloud close to the center of the Milky Way. The discovery has implications for theories about how life began on Earth – and perhaps elsewhere. The molecular cloud is named G+0.693-0.027. A team of astrophysicists, astrobiologists and chemists conducted a cloud survey using two telescopes in Spain to uncover chemical details. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a molecule present in all living cells that behaves similarly to DNA, although it is single-stranded. There is evidence that RNA could precede DNA, based on laboratory observations of ribosomes, which are composed of RNA. However, whether ancient RNA could start life or not, is another matter. The team recently discovered several organic molecules in the cloud that are part of a group called nitriles, which may have been important in producing RNA in the early universe; The team’s results were published today in Frontiers in Astronom...

A team of researchers say they have found some of the building blocks of RNA in a molecular cloud close to the center of the Milky Way. The discovery has implications for theories about how life began on Earth – and perhaps elsewhere. The molecular cloud is named G+0.693-0.027. A team of astrophysicists, astrobiologists and chemists conducted a cloud survey using two telescopes in Spain to uncover chemical details. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a molecule present in all living cells that behaves similarly to DNA, although it is single-stranded. There is evidence that RNA could precede DNA, based on laboratory observations of ribosomes, which are composed of RNA. However, whether ancient RNA could start life or not, is another matter. The team recently discovered several organic molecules in the cloud that are part of a group called nitriles, which may have been important in producing RNA in the early universe; The team’s results were published today in Frontiers in Astronom...

Newswise — Nitriles, a class of organic molecules with a cyano group, that is, a carbon atom bonded by an unsaturated triple bond to a nitrogen atom, are typically toxic. But paradoxically, they are also key precursors to molecules essential for life, such as ribonucleotides, which are made up of nucleobases or ‘letters’ A, U, C, and G joined by ribose and phosphate groups, which together make up RNA. Now, a team of researchers from Spain, Japan, Chile, Italy, and the US is showing that various nitriles occur in interstellar space in the G+0.693-0.027 molecular cloud, near the center of the Milky Way. Dr Víctor M. Rivilla, a researcher at the Center for Astrobiology of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) in Madrid, Spain, and first author of the new study, said: “Here we show that the chemistry that occurs in the medium interstellar capable of efficiently forming multiple nitriles, which are key molec...

The collapse came days after another Victorian builder, Snowdon Developments, went into voluntary administration leaving 550 homes unfinished. On Friday another major private developer, CBD Developments, blamed government lease relief measures and the COVID-19 pandemic for the collapse of six of its companies. Credit reporting agency Creditor Watch expects more bad news to come in the building sector. “We’ve seen the bankruptcy numbers start to creep up,” said chief executive Patrick Coghlan, though he noted the bankruptcy numbers were still below 2019 levels. After the COVID-inspired lull, Australian banks and the Tax Office have begun issuing final notices to struggling businesses, something that hasn’t been done since the pandemic hit. Many construction companies have a hard time paying their bills on time – a sure sign of trouble ahead. Creditor Watch data shows nearly 12 percent of construction companies are late paying bills 60 days. Coghlan says builders ...

New research finds that molecular clouds are loaded with key precursors for life on Earth. This image is a “Pigtail” Molecular Cloud. Credit: Keio University, NAOJ The main precursors for life on Earth abound in interstellar molecular clouds and may arrive on Earth in comets and meteors. Nitriles, a class of organic molecules with a cyano group (carbon atom Atom is the smallest component of an element. It consists of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, and electrons that surround the nucleus. ” data-gt-translate-attributes=”[{” attribute=””>atom bound with a triple unsaturated bond to a nitrogen atom) are typically toxic. But paradoxically, they are also a key precursor for molecules essential for life on Earth, such as ribonucleotides, composed of the nucleobases or ‘letters’ A, U, C, and G joined to a ribose and phosphate group, which together make up RNA Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule similar to DNA that is essential in v...

08 July 2022 ( Nanowerk News ) Nitriles, a class of organic molecules with a cyano group, i.e. a carbon atom bonded by an unsaturated triple bond to a nitrogen atom, are usually toxic. But paradoxically, they are also key precursors to molecules essential for life, such as ribonucleotides, which are made up of nucleobases or ‘letters’ A, U, C, and G joined by ribose and phosphate groups, which together make up RNA. Now, a team of researchers from Spain, Japan, Chile, Italy and the US are showing that various nitriles occur in interstellar space in the G+0.693-0.027 molecular cloud, near the center of the Milky Way ( Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science “Molecular precursors of the RNA world in space: new nitriles in the molecular cloud G+0.693-0.027”). Dr Víctor M. Rivilla, a researcher at the Center for Astrobiology of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) in Madrid, Spain, and first author of...

A landmark study by the City of Melbourne focused on three options for preventing the spread of Covid-19, while reducing energy use: opening windows; ceiling HEPA air filter and displacement ventilation system. The BREATH project was carried out in partnership with Cbus Property, University of Melbourne, AG Coombs, SEED Engineering and Westaflex, with peer review by AURECON. Over a three-month period the study, which is available on the City of Melbourne website, compared the energy use and performance of a number of full-scale ventilation retrofit options. Measurements were made in a full-scale building in Melbourne’s CBD, namely 423 Bourke Street, Melbourne, which will soon be rebuilt by Cbus Property, not in a laboratory. Melbourne City Mayor Sally Capp said the study was important because fears of infection remained a barrier for some city workers from returning to work. “We encourage landlords, tenants and partners to embrace BREATH’s findings, and help us ...