Credit: Shutterstock The human costs of tobacco and smoking worldwide are huge. 1.3 billion people use tobacco, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. More than 8 million people die prematurely…
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Optical effect advances quantum computing with atomic qubits to a new dimension
The Talbot effect forms periodic patterns from laser light (simulation). Single atom qubits can be stored and processed at the high intensity points (red). Credit: TU Darmstadt/APQ Darmstadt physicists have…
The ‘breath’ between atoms—a new building block for quantum technology
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University of Washington researchers have discovered they can detect atomic “breathing,” or the mechanical vibration between two layers of atoms, by observing the type of light…
New study explains interaction between quantized vortices and normal fluids
Visualization of quantized vortex ring above the plane (green curve), normal-fluid vortex rings (reddish half circles). Credit: Makoto Tsubota, OMU Osaka Metropolitan University scientists investigated numerically the interaction between a…
Qualcomm’s Gen AI Opportunity To Balance Innovation With Ethics
Qualcomm has aggressively developed and integrated generative AI capabilities across its extensive semiconductor line for the past few years. For those few people who have been entirely off the information…
Drugs that melt away pounds still present more questions than answers, but Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro could be key tools in reducing the obesity epidemic
In the past five years, several new drugs have been brought to market that could lead to a profound, if not revolutionary, change in how health care providers – and…
Renewable energy capacity additions to hit record: IEA
Solar and wind power are driving a surge in renewable energy capacity. Renewable power capacity will grow by a record number this year as high fossil fuel prices and energy…
How a local victory against petrochemicals can spur global action on plastics
Comment: The Banner sisters fought for the preservation of land in America’s ‘Cancer Alley’. They are now in Paris to demand a global cap on plastic production. A few weeks…
Thermal Protection Material for NASA’s Moon Rocket Hardware Installed
Technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, have completed applying thermal protection system material to the launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket…
Researchers discover new, more effective candidates for treatment of syphilis
Brandon Jutras and Kathryn Hayes found new candidates for the treatment of syphilis with several being more effective than the current treatment options. Photo by Max Esterhuizen for Virginia Tech.…
