In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers developed a computational pipeline for the early identification of emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

Adiabatic quantum computing An example problem represented by an energy landscape. Each point on the landscape represents a candidate solution. The deepest valley represents the actual solution with ...

Online tools for genomic analysis (see Table 2 for a listing of programs referred to throughout the protocol) Table 2 Related online tools for genome analysis. Prepare the sequence data. You can use ...

A solution to P vs NP could unlock countless computational problems—or keep them forever out of reach. 1. On Monday, July 19, 2021, in the middle of another strange pandemic summer, a leading computer ...

Problem-solving capabilities Genetically engineered bacteria can identify prime numbers and solve simple mathematical problems. (Courtesy: Nat Chem Biol 10.1038/s41589-024-01711-4) Cell-based ...

MIP * = RE is not a typo. It is a groundbreaking discovery and the catchy title of a recent paper in the field of quantum complexity theory. Complexity theory is a zoo of “complexity classes” – ...

Researchers have used an elegant method based on statistical mechanics -- called the vertex model -- to create more efficient algorithms to solve complex problems more quickly. The research could ...

A May 2024 Reuters Institute and University of Oxford survey, which included more than 12,000 people from six countries, found that 21% of respondents on average have used ChatGPT professionally. This ...

Quantum computers promise to revolutionize our ability to solve problems thanks to their unique properties. However, a team of researchers has just discovered a computable task that appears impossible ...

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