Scientists overcome a hidden obstacle to more powerful quantum computers
Scientists have discovered a way to operate multiple silicon qubits simultaneously with remarkable accuracy, overcoming a major challenge in scaling…
Tiny magnetic vortices could help computers work more like your brain
The breakthrough could help make brain-like computers a reality, potentially enabling dramatically smaller and more energy-efficient technology. Scientists have filmed…
Cambridge scientists create a $10 chip that could put a medical lab on your wrist
It identified foods, plastics, and medicines with 100% accuracy in tests and demonstrated the ability to monitor blood glucose, alcohol,…
MIT scientists build a tiny robot that swims using living muscle cells
The breakthrough could pave the way for tiny, self-healing biological robots capable of exploring fragile environments that ordinary machines cannot…
People are taking an unapproved weight-loss drug. AI found something surprising
Researchers analyzing nearly 150,000 Reddit posts uncovered unexpected symptom reports linked by users to unapproved versions of retatrutide, including increased…
AI can act exactly like a human, but we still don't think it's conscious
A new study reveals that people draw a surprisingly sharp line between human consciousness and machine intelligence, even when both…
Physicists discover “astonishing” property of light that defies expectations
Scientists have uncovered a surprising hidden ability of light that allows it to develop spinning, twisting behavior as it travels…
Scientists recreate a bizarre quantum effect that stops a particle cold
Oxford physicists have recreated a bizarre quantum effect in which a particle responds to a magnetic field without ever traveling…
This light-powered AI can spot deepfakes with nearly 98% accuracy
Its speed, low energy demands, and resistance to attacks could make it a powerful tool for screening the growing flood…
This new qubit could be 100 times less error-prone in superfluid quantum computer breakthrough
If experiments confirm the predictions, the technology could eventually work alongside today’s superconducting qubits or serve as a new kind…