science

This Feb. 27, 2018, photo shows electronics for use in a quantum computer in the quantum computing lab at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Describing the inner workings of a quantum computer isn’t easy, even for top scholars. That’s because the machines process information at the scale of elementary particles such as electrons and photons, where different laws of physics apply. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

On the human capital front, quantum computing is easier said than done

The Defense Department ranks high among federal agencies seeking expertise in quantum computing, the next big thing in computing. DoD agencies have established…

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NAPATim Persons, GAO, NAPA

One of the government’s leading technologists is now a National Academy fellow

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Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, gives an opening statement during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Outgoing NIH director reflects on genome discoveries, COVID and what’s next

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Sammies-recognized USDA engineer extending lives of dams, preventing major disasters

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Federal scientists invent a possible new way to disinfect surfaces, without the harmful side effects

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MMC

Smallest federal agency looks after the biggest creatures on Earth

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