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Hannes Hummel for Quanta MagazineTensor networks could connect space-time froth to quantum information. Next in the series Interactive: What Is Space? Chapter 2: Network Tapestry How Quantum Pairs Stitch Space-Time New tools may reveal how quantum information builds the structure of space. By: Jennifer OuelletteApril 28, 2015 Comments (8) Brian Swingle was a graduate student studying the physics of matter at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology when he decided to take a few classes in string theory to round out his education — “because, why not?” he recalled — although he initially paid little heed to the concepts he...

One of sport’s towering winning streaks ended Monday night, when gold medals were awarded in Olympic pairs skating and not placed around the necks of a couple from the former Soviet Union or Russia. The last time this happened — 1960 — was a year before the Berlin Wall was built and two years before the Cuban missile crisis. Since 1964, Soviet or Russian skaters had won the pairs competition in 12 consecutive Winter Games, bringing the sport some of its most iconic names: the Protopopovs; Rodnina and Zaitsev; Gordeeva and Grinkov.

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service, Aug. 1, 2006) – The U.S. Army Materiel Command provides more than spare parts, bullets and food to warfighters – it provides jobs, too. The Always a Soldier program provides disabled veterans opportunities to seek employment within AMC, career advancement, job mobility, family wellbeing and greater financial security. “The goal of the program is to provide continuing support to warfighters beyond their active-duty service,” said Jonathan Herst, program coordinator. “By providing jobs for these veterans, AMC can clearly benefit by tapping into the valuable experience and commitment that our men and women in uniform...