Credit: Pheelings media/Shutterstock After months of chaotic policies, backtracks on said policies and mass layoffs, Elon Musk has made good on his vow to fully replace Twitter’s “blue tick” verification…
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Quantum scientists achieve state-of-the-art defect-free atom array
Arrays of neutral atoms are a promising platform for quantum simulation. Asst Prof Loh Huanqian and her group can precisely assemble large arrays of singly-trapped rubidium atoms, as shown in…
Reporting on climate adaptation is a mess
Information about projects to help adapt to climate change is scattered, hard-to-find and incomplete, making keeping track of them impossible More and more people are recognising that the world needs…
Scientists use laser fields to precisely measure and control electron emission of metals
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain By superimposing two laser fields of different strengths and frequency, the electron emission of metals can be measured and controlled precisely to a few attoseconds. Physicists…
Organic light-emitting diodes can be harnessed to map magnetic fields
Existing magnetic field imaging equipment tends to be large and expensive, but this research marks the next step in the development of quantum sensing. Credit: Shutterstock/ PopTika Smartphones could one…
Challenging the FDA’s authority isn’t new – the agency’s history shows what’s at stake when drug regulation is in limbo
Political pressure is nothing new for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency has frequently come under fire for its drug approval decisions, but attacks on its decision-making process…
Mifepristone is under scrutiny in the courts, but it has been used safely and effectively around the world for decades
A flurry of court rulings in April 2023 has left the future of the abortion pill mifepristone in question. For now, a U.S. Supreme Court decision on April 21 allows…
Researchers Use AI To Crack Simple Passwords Instantly
For years the security industry has stressed the importance of strong passwords. Some recent research from Home Security Heroes starkly shows the value of that advice. Using artificial intelligence, the…
Could quantum fluctuations in the early universe enhance the creation of massive galaxy clusters?
Pandora’s Cluster (NIRCam Image). Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ivo Labbe (Swinburne), Rachel Bezanson (University of Pittsburgh). Image processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) Astrophysicists have been trying to understand the formation…
