Inspired by how dandelions use the wind to distribute their seeds, a University of Washington team has developed a tiny sensor-carrying device that can be…
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Quantum Telecommunications Breakthrough: New world record for qubit storage
Computers, smartphones, GPS: quantum physics has enabled many technological advances. It is now opening up new fields of research in cryptography (the art of coding…
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Scientists Work To Turn Noise on Quantum Computers to Their Advantage
A group of scientists from the University of Chicago and Purdue University constructed a unique “fingerprint” of the noise on a quantum computer as it…
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Researchers Warn: Risks of Using AI To Grow Our Food Are Substantial and Must Not Be Ignored
Drone spraying pesticide on wheat field. Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the cusp of driving an agricultural revolution, and helping confront the challenge of feeding…
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New “Acoustic Fabric” Hears Your Heart’s Sounds
An MIT team has designed an “acoustic fabric,” woven with a fiber that is designed from a “piezoelectric” material that produces an electrical signal when…
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New Algorithm Helps Quantum Computer Crunch Chemistry Equations
The hybrid algorithm uses a classic and quantum computer to calculate ground state energy. This will help researchers develop new materials for different applications, including…
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MIT’s Clever Way To Clean Solar Panels Without Water
Dust that accumulates on solar panels is a major problem, but washing the panels uses huge amounts of water. MIT engineers have now developed a…
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Building a Heart One Layer at a Time Using Advanced 3D Bioprinting Techniques
Using advanced 3D printing techniques, Mark Skylar-Scott and his team of Stanford bioengineers want to transform a paste made of living cells into hearts and…
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Key Elements Achieved for Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation in Silicon Spin Qubits
The silicon quantum computer chip used in this study. Credit: RIKEN Researchers from RIKEN and QuTech—a collaboration between TU Delft and TNO— have achieved a…
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Molecular Engineers Show How To Make “Computer” Out of Liquid Crystals
Researchers with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering laid out how liquid crystals could be used to perform computations using techniques such…
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