For humans, background noise is generally just a minor irritant. But for quantum computers, which are very sensitive, it can be a death knell for computations. And because “noise” for a quantum ...

When it comes to an uncommon noise inside your computer, you want to fix it sooner, not later. A clicking sound is almost always a sign of malfunction. Most clicking parts can be easily replaced – ...

We live in a world of PC noise pollution, but I never realized how bad it was until I bought my last computer. Like most of us, I'd assumed that all PCs hummed and whined - the price we pay for the ...

Tim Palmer receives funding from The Royal Society and from the European Research Council. His book, The Primacy of Doubt is published by Oxford University Press. We all have to make hard decisions ...