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COMPUTERS 
July 29, 2017 A quest for the mother of all computers
Kevin Resch is searching for the Holy Grail of high technology in the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo. As the institute prepares to mark its 15th anniversary in November, Resch is the acting director — and part of an elite group of scientists working to bring the promise of quantum computers […]
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COMPUTERS 
July 29, 2017 A quest for the mother of all computers
Kevin Resch, acting director of the Institute for Quantum Computing, overlooks a light experiment in the quantum optics lab. – Vanessa Tignanelli,Record staff Martin Laforest, head of scientific outreach at the Institute for Quantum Computing, expects to see quantum supremacy within five years. – Vanessa Tignanelli,Record staff Martin Laforest, head of scientific outreach at IQC, […]
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ALL DEALS 
July 25, 2017 India kick-starts ‘mother of all underwater defence deals’
HIGHLIGHTS 6 countries are in the fray to build six advanced stealth submarines for an estimated Rs 70,000 crore in collaboration with an Indian shipyard. This conventional submarine programme called Project-75 (India) is likely to be the first mega project under the new ‘strategic partnership’ policy. NEW DELHI: India has finally kick-started its “mother of […]
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ALL DEALS 
May 22, 2017 Donald Trump eyes mother of all deals in Middle East
Donald Trump is seeking to secure the elusive diplomatic ‘Holy Grail’ Donald Trump thinks he knows real estate but when he arrives in Jerusalem he will be stepping onto one of the most contested and difficult to price – in terms of peace at least – chunks of land in the world. The US leader […]
