French quantum computing startup Alice & Bob has been awarded $3.9 million by the US Department of Energy to design ...

This team effort converges expertise to leverage quantum computing for an important, practical outcome.”— Marco Cerezo, ...

As some entities identify new (or at least overlooked) sources to meet the growing demand for rare earth materials, others are looking toward new tools. UK deep-tech company Materials Nexus announced ...

The Trump administration brokered an unusual deal with a U.S. mining, refining and magnet company as part of a plan to ...

Researchers found friction can occur without contact, driven by magnetic dynamics, and does not always increase with load. The effect could enable controllable, wear-free technologies.

India plans to enhance its domestic production of rare earth permanent magnets to 5,000 tonnes by 2030, alongside ramping up ...

Researchers have uncovered friction without contact—driven entirely by magnetic interactions. As two magnetic layers slide, ...

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