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Quantinuum Scientists Successfully Teleport Logical Qubit With Fault Tolerance And Fidelity

Quantinuum researchers successfully teleported a logical qubit using fault-tolerant methods on their H2 trapped-ion quantum processor. They achieved a high fidelity of 97.5% using real-time quantum error correction. The team compared two teleportation techniques: transversal gates and lattice surgery. This breakthrough lays the groundwork for more reliable quantum communication networks and scalable quantum...

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Production of solar fuels: Storing the sun's heat at 1,200°C

Synhelion has inaugurated DAWN, the world's first industrial plant producing solar fuels from CO2 and water in Jülich, Germany. The plant uses concentrated sunlight and specially-developed ceramic bricks to store heat at 1,200°C,...

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AI model can reveal the structures of crystalline materials

Crystalyze, a new AI model from MIT, cracks powdered crystal structures using X-ray diffraction data, boasting 67% accuracy on known patterns, solving over 100 mysteries, and uncovering three new materials with magnetic potential.

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This Elegant Math Problem Could Help You Make the Best Choice in House-Hunting and Even Love

The "best-choice problem" in mathematics offers a strategy for selecting the top option from a series of choices, applicable to scenarios like hiring or dating. By rejecting the first 37% of options and then choosing the next...

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Karman Industries hopes its SpaceX-inspired heat pumps will replace industrial boilers

A new wave of startups is exploring ways to generate industrial heat using electricity instead of fossil fuels. Companies like Karman Industries are developing innovative heat pumps that use turbomachinery inspired by rocket...

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New foldable wind turbine needs just a breeze to charge phones, laptops

A new portable wind turbine called Shine 2.0 can generate power with just an 8 mph breeze to charge phones and laptops. The 3-pound device folds into a water bottle-sized package, outputs up to 75W via USB-C, and includes a...

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Scientists mimic cat eyes to create artificial eye that sees better in the dark, detects camouflaged objects

Korean engineers have developed an artificial eye inspired by cat eyes, featuring a vertical aperture and reflective layer. This new design improves target tracking and low-light vision, potentially enhancing cameras for drones...

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Quantum researchers cause controlled 'wobble' in the nucleus of a single atom

Researchers at Delft University of Technology have achieved controlled movement in an atom's nucleus, interacting with an outer electron using a scanning tunneling microscope. This breakthrough could enable storing quantum...

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Researchers create 'everlasting' 5D genome memory crystal that can one day help revive humans

Scientists have successfully stored the entire human genome on a tiny, indestructible 5D optical memory crystal. This breakthrough could potentially preserve genetic blueprints of Earth's species for millions of years, allowing...

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Energy extracted from space, teleported to new location using quantum computer

Researchers at Purdue University have simulated energy teleportation and storage using quantum computing. The team demonstrated that energy extracted from quantum fields in empty space could be teleported via entangled qubits and...

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Researchers create tiny nuclear-powered battery thousands of times more efficient than predecessors

Chinese researchers have developed a highly efficient miniature nuclear battery, potentially 8,000 times more effective than previous versions. The device uses americium in a crystal to produce light, which is then converted to...

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The Cauchy distribution’s counter-intuitive behavior

Unlike normal distributions, averaging Cauchy-distributed variables doesn't reduce variance but maintains the scale parameter, challenging common statistical intuitions and highlighting the complexities of modeling real-world...

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The Large Hadron Collider exposes quarks’ quantum entanglement

Scientists have discovered quantum entanglement between top quarks and antiquarks, the heaviest known subatomic particles. This groundbreaking finding was made at CERN's Large Hadron Collider using the ATLAS experiment. The study...

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Pair of huge plasma jets spotted blasting out of gigantic black hole

Astronomers have discovered two massive plasma jets, named Porphyrion, blasting from a supermassive black hole. These record-breaking jets measure 23 million light-years long, equivalent to 140 Milky Ways side by side. Spotted by...

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IBM Brings Together Partners To Accelerate Quantum Computing Adoption

IBM has launched the Qiskit Functions Catalog, a collection of quantum computing applications and services for developers on the IBM Quantum Platform. This move aims to make quantum computing more accessible to a broader group of...

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Earth May Have Once Had a Saturn-Like Ring, New Study Says

An ancient ring once orbited Earth for about 40 million years, starting 466 million years ago, according to a new study. The ring, likely formed from a destroyed asteroid, may explain 21 high-impact meteorite craters found near...

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Different qubit architecture could enable easier manufacturing of quantum computer building blocks

Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated that a simpler qubit architecture using constriction junctions could perform comparably to current qubits, while being easier to manufacture at scale. This new design...

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Quantum ‘Ghost Imaging’ Reveals the Dark Side of Plants

Ghost imaging, a quantum technique using entangled photons, lets scientists snap infrared shots of living plants with visible light cameras, revealing real-time processes like stomata closure in darkness without disturbing the...

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When Einstein and Kafka Met

A new book imagines a conversation between Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka, exploring how Einstein's scientific ideas intersected with Kafka's literary themes. The book, "Einstein in Kafkaland" by Ken Krimstein, will be published...

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Scientists find new use for spent lithium-ion batteries in hydrogen peroxide production

Polish scientists have discovered a way to repurpose spent lithium-ion battery materials for producing hydrogen peroxide, addressing the growing battery waste problem. Their research shows that carbon and metal remnants from...

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LHC: World’s largest atom smasher cracks decades-old W Boson mass mystery

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have made a precise new measurement of the W boson's mass, confirming its alignment with the Standard Model of particle physics. The breakthrough resolves a previous discrepancy, utilizing...

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Solar fuel quest: New artificial photosynthesis system converts CO2 into ethylene

U-Michigan scientists created a solar-powered device that turns CO2 and water into ethylene, running for 116 hours straight and outperforming similar systems by 4x, with 61% efficiency—a major leap in artificial photosynthesis...

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Transparent solar cell technology could allow smartphones and cars to self-charge

Korean scientists created see-through solar cells that can juice up batteries straight from glass, hitting 15.8% efficiency while staying 20% transparent—perfect for phone screens, car windows, and buildings in a booming market...

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Scientists find new epigenetic switch

A DNA modification called 5-formylcytosine (5fC) acts as an activating epigenetic switch for genes in early embryo development. This discovery proves vertebrates have multiple epigenetic DNA marks and reveals a new mechanism of...

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