Experiment supports theoretical foundation for potentially more error-resistant quantum computing

One approach to making information storage in quantum computing less prone to errors is known as topological quantum computing. It relies on special quantum states that are expected to be more resistant to local disturbances.

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Possible winter sighting of a sasquatch by hiker couple ~2 miles west of Manitou Springs (Report 82711)

Class B; December 2023; Colorado, Teller County

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BWC: 2 Colo. officers hit by friendly fire during fatal OIS

One Pueblo PD officer was shot in both legs and another was grazed in the ankle, police said; the suspect was shot and killed

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CubeSat achieves challenging laser link to ground

Despite the complexity of the operation, ERMIS-3, an 8U CubeSat developed by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has established a link with an optical ground station, marking an important step in validating optical communications on small satellites. The demonstration, supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) and achieved using optical terminals developed by Lithuanian company Astrolight, happened only weeks after the satellite’s commissioning.

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Possible sasquatch sighting around 1AM along highway leading into Port Hardy (Report 82713)

Class B; August 2025; British Columbia

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ICE officer indicted after BWC shows vehicle hit man during Texas pursuit

The Harris County District Attorney said the bodycam video shows the ICE officer steering into a man who was running on foot, while the officer’s attorney says it was unintentional

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Video shows ICE officer pointing gun at bystander during Los Angeles immigration arrest

The bystander, who was walking two dogs, told a Los Angeles councilmember that he stopped to pick up items the arrested man dropped, and DHS says he created a “precarious” situation for agents

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Overlooked material in Ryugu and meteorites may explain how water spared ancient chemistry

Asteroid Ryugu and some carbonaceous meteorites, which are thought to have similar origins in the early solar system, are known as chemically “primitive” materials because they preserve the chemical composition of the early solar system remarkably well. Yet these rocks also reacted extensively with water after they formed, transforming many of their original minerals into new ones.

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Single molecules could provide the building blocks for future quantum networks

Quantum computers rely on qubits as their units of information. To connect them into a larger network across long distances, they need to transmit quantum information using light.

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San Diego PD chief declines to restrict pretext stops, citing public safety

Chief Scott Wahl says the stops remain a lawful tool for recovering firearms, narcotics and trafficked minors

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Ultrathin kagome material opens a route to study unusual quantum states

How atoms are arranged inside materials can influence the behavior of electrons and the resulting electronic states. Kagome lattices, repeating arrangements of atoms forming triangles that share corners (with hexagonal spaces between them), have been linked with the emergence of unusual electronic states.

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Deer hunter in remote woods hears knocks and smells the smell ~10 crow miles SE of St.Maries (Report 83680)

Class B; October 2026; Idaho, Benewah County

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Dust-shrouded Milky Way star cluster may be nearly as old as the universe

Astronomers have determined that VVV CL001, a metal-poor globular cluster near the center of the Milky Way, is about 13.4 billion years old, making it one of the oldest known star clusters in our galaxy. The cluster lies behind thick clouds of interstellar dust, which made its distance and age difficult to establish. The paper, outlining the methodology for estimating its age and distance, was posted to the arXiv preprint server on Oct. 20. It has been accepted for publication by Astronomy & Astrophysics.

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Mars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust, spacesuit samples suggest

Tucked away among its sensors, cameras and navigation tools, NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance is wearing small swatches of spacesuit material. A rover doesn’t need a spacesuit, but the swatches—each less than a square inch (6.5 square centimeters) in size—serve an important purpose: They’re helping scientists assess the potential damage caused by ubiquitous Martian dust.

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Heavy hydrogen in 3I/ATLAS’s methane points to a frigid birthplace

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS carries a chemical clue to conditions in the planetary system of its origin, locked away long before it reached our sun. Its methane signature is unusually rich in heavy hydrogen, suggesting that the comet’s frozen ingredients took shape in an intensely cold environment around another star—or in the cloud that preceded it.

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