Quantum computing meets the Möbius molecule

A complex structure with multiple electrons is within reach of today’s hardware. Last week, IBM trumpeted its contributions to a rather unusual paper: the production of a molecule with a half-Möbius topology, assisted by an algorithm run in part on a quantum computer. There was, to put it mildly,…

These new winter tires have studs that retract as it warms up

​Clever polymer science and a little robotic precision created the Hakkapeliitta 01.  Nokian provided flights from Austin, Texas, to Ivalo, Finland, and accommodation so Ars could visit its test facility. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. IVALO, Finland—In 1987, fictional superspy James Bond careened around a frozen lake…