Quantum science and technology: our favourite research in 2022
A look back at some of the year’s most important developments – plus a few of the weirdest
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A look back at some of the year’s most important developments – plus a few of the weirdest
A “skills session” at the annual Appleton Space Conference proves unexpectedly thought-provoking
Margaret Harris reviews The Basis of Everything: Rutherford, Oliphant and the Coming of the Atomic Bomb by Andrew Ramsey
“Sweet spot” between 40 and 60 per cent relative humidity leads to better outcomes, say researchers
“Quantum on the Clock” video competition brings out students’ creative side
Materials that conduct electricity on their outsides, but not their insides, are surprisingly common, as Maia Vergniory and colleagues demonstrated
Margaret Harris investigates the options for ditching fossil fuels as a source of domestic heat and electricity
For biomechanical engineer and biophysicist Michelle Oyen, materials science and women’s health go hand-in-hand
Mother-and-daughter co-founders of start-up company Quantopticon talk about their plans for their company that develops software for simulating quantum photonic devices
Will quantum computing really be “bigger than fire”, as a speaker at a recent conference claimed? Margaret Harris examines the evidence