That quake generated a 33-foot (10-meter) tsunami wave, and some scientists believe the quake may have triggered the eruption of Mount Fuji 49 days later, Morris said.

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The chip, in turn, wirelessly powered a radio-wave device that was located a meter away and measured energy from the ear.

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The D-Wave One system consists of a superconducting 128-qubit chip in a cryogenics system within a 10 square meter room.

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