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Switching to high-purity silicon eliminated that source of loss, and the combination of tantalum and silicon, along with refined fabrication techniques, produced one of the biggest improvements ever achieved in a transmon qubit.

These observations allow scientists to eliminate some existing models and refine others, improving our understanding of massive star deaths.

The refining side of their business has fared well this year, and they have also made acquisitions recently that contributed to that higher production, he said.

These early findings represent an important step in refining our understanding of dark matter.

After rare earths are mined, they must be separated and refined before they can be used to manufacture magnets.