{"id":146552,"date":"2024-12-11T19:15:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T13:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=146552"},"modified":"2024-12-11T19:15:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T13:45:38","slug":"news-in-shorts-11-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/news-in-shorts-11-december-2024","title":{"rendered":"News In Shorts: 11 December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Google\u2019s Willow Chip<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Context: Google <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has unveiled its next-generation chip called <\/span><b>&#8216;Willow&#8217;,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>solved in under five minutes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a computation so complex, it would have taken a supercomputer around 10 septillion years to complete.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About Willow Chip<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Willow Chip is Google\u2019s next-generation quantum computing chip, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">representing a significant step toward building practical quantum computers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fabrication and Design<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built at Google\u2019s facility in <\/span><b>Santa Barbara, California, USA.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Superconducting Transmon Qubits: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Willow operates using <\/span><b>superconducting transmon qubits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are <\/span><b>tiny electrical circuits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designed to exhibit quantum behavior.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These circuits function like artificial atoms and maintain quantum states critical for computation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cooling for Stability: Qubits are cooled to temperatures just above absolute zero<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to reduce vibrations and external disturbances.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This extreme cooling <\/span><b>minimises errors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by maintaining the delicate quantum states necessary for accurate calculations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Error Reduction: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tackles<\/span><b> quantum errors <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">caused by<\/span><b> qubits interacting with their environment.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implements <\/span><b>real-time quantum error correction,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> crucial for maintaining computational accuracy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Applications of Willow: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google envisions Willow contributing to advancements in: <\/span><b>Drug discovery, Fusion energy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> research, <\/span><b>Battery design<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for energy storage and sustainability.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Ways in which Quantum Chips Differ from Regular Chips<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Regular Chips<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Use <\/span><b>&#8216;bits&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that represent <\/span><b>either<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 0 or 1 to process information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Quantum Chips<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Use &#8216;<\/span><b>qubits&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which can <\/span><b>represent 0, 1,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>both simultaneously (superposition), enabling faster and more complex calculations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Voronezh Radar System<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Context: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is set to finalize a landmark USD 4 billion defence deal with Russia to acquire the advanced <\/span><b>Voronezh series radar system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About Voronezh Radar<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The radar is capable of<\/span><b> detecting and tracking ballistic missiles and aircraft <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at distances of up to 8,000 km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It operates as<\/span><b> part of <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><b> Missile Attack Early Warning System<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, providing comprehensive detection of missile threats and space activity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system is strategically designed for optimized detection capabilities against diverse threat vectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Technology Used: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The radar employs<\/span><b> phased array technology <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for rapid electronic steering of the beam.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phased array technology arranges antennas to electronically steer the beam in multiple directions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method is more efficient and less mechanically complex than older radar systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+CSE+Books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC CSE Books From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Significance<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The agreement is part of<\/span><b> India\u2019s air defence modernization <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">efforts to address evolving security challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deal aligns with the &#8216;<\/span><b>Make in India&#8217; initiative<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with<\/span><b> 60% of the radar components to be manufactured domestically.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Also Read<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Editorials<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Current Affairs<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a 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About Willow Chip Willow Chip is Google\u2019s next-generation quantum computing chip, representing a significant step toward building practical quantum computers. 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