Innsbruck physicists entangled all particles in the chain with each other and produced a so-called squeezed quantum state. Credit: Steven Burrows and the Rey Group/JILA Metrological institutions around the world…
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A simpler way to connect quantum computers
Researchers from Princeton University have created a new way to link quantum computers with high-fidelity signals using telecom-band wavelengths of light. Credit: Photo by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy Researchers have a…
EU nominates Wopke Hoekstra as top climate diplomat
The Dutch foreign minister once worked for oil company Shell and will face tough questions over his climate record in the European Parliament The European Commission has nominated Dutch foreign…
HEART-FID trial finds no significant benefit from ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure patient outcomes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A trial led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, has investigated the long-term safety and efficacy of supplementing heart failure patients with iron. In a…
Developing countries call for $100 billion loss and damage target
The 2030 target is one of several contentious proposals at negotiations in the Dominican Republic this week over a new loss and damage fund Developing countries want “at least” $100…
After Tesla relaxes monitoring of drivers using its Autopilot technology, US regulators seek answers
Tesla vehicles charge at a station in Emeryville, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022. In a document posted Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, U.S. auto safety regulators have opened another investigation into safety…
Many people think cannabis smoke is harmless − a physician explains how that belief can put people at risk
Though tobacco use is declining among adults in the U.S., cannabis use is increasing. Laws and policies regulating the use of tobacco and cannabis are also moving in different directions.…
50 years after the Bunker Hill mine fire caused one of the largest lead-poisoning cases in US history, Idaho’s Silver Valley is still at risk
On Sept. 3, 1973, a fire swept through the baghouse of the Bunker Hill mine in Idaho’s Silver Valley. The building was designed to filter pollutants produced by smelting, the…
Pew Finds More Americans Uneasy About AI Than Excited by It
Artificial intelligence concerns more Americans than it excites, although few think the technology will have a significant impact on their jobs, according to a pair of studies released Monday by…
Alcohol makes you more likely to approach attractive people but doesn’t make others seem better looking: Study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s “liquid courage,” not necessarily “beer goggles”: New research indicates that consuming alcohol makes you more likely to approach people you already find attractive but does…
