An Antarctic research facility completed in 2010 has been used by US and international scientists to study subatomic particles from space, but claims on social media that it used directed energy weapons and caused a major 2011 earthquake are false. Researchers say the facility known as the IceCube has a network of optical sensors designed to detect neutrinos for basic science, and a defense expert said it lacks the capacity to produce energy capable of penetrating the Earth.
Quantum computers are still in development, but the early developments show how this emerging technology can transform our world in ways we can’t even fully predict.