Explained: Quantum engineering Quantum computers could usher in a golden age of computing power, solving problems intractable on today’s machines. Since the 1940s, classical computers…
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A new algorithm capable of inferring goals and plans could help machines better adapt to the imperfect nature of human planning. In a classic experiment…
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A thermally modulated battery for mass-market electric vehicles without range anxiety and with unsurpassed safety, low cost, and containing no cobalt, is being developed by…
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Did you know that in microgravity we are preparing one of the most promising fuels for the future? Microgravity is helping to find answers and…
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Using computer simulations built on reasonable assumptions and conducted under careful control, computational bioscientists can mimic real biological conditions. Starting with the original founding population…
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One of the obstacles for progress in the quest for a working quantum computer has been that the working devices that go into a quantum…
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Concept for Exawatt-class lasers. Credit: Osaka University Researchers from Osaka University propose a concept for next-generation ultra-intense lasers, possibly increasing the current record from 10…
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(a) Illustration of the structure of a nanodiamond quantum sensor coated with a pyrogenic polymer, and how it operates as a hybrid nanoheater/thermometer. (b) Electron…
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While studying a thin-film material called strontium stannate (SrSnO3), University of Minnesota researchers noticed the surprising formation of checkerboard patterns at the nano scale similar…
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Schematic diagrams showing the network of tubes and channels that make up the VOC sensor. Credit: © 2020 AAAS/Takeuchi et al. A keen sense of…
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