Quantum computer outperforms supercomputers in approximate optimization tasks

Credit: AI-generated image A quantum computer can solve optimization problems faster than classical supercomputers, a process known as “quantum advantage” and demonstrated by a USC researcher in a paper recently…

The axolotl is endangered in the wild. A discovery offers hope

Despite capturing hearts around the world, the wild axolotl — an aquatic salamander with feathery frills and a soft smile — faces extinction. Fortunately, for both axolotls and their fans,…

How the Brain Judges Social Encounters

Summary: Scientists have identified the neural circuitry responsible for assigning emotional value, positive or negative, to social encounters. Two key neuromodulators, serotonin and neurotensin, were found to control opposing emotional responses…

Parents Often Miss Early Clues About How Kids Feel at School

Summary: Parents often misread how their children feel about school during their first year, usually taking a full year to align with their child’s actual experiences. While most parents believed…

Girls With ADHD Face Higher Risk of Anxiety

Summary: A new study reveals that in girls, symptoms of inattentive-type ADHD significantly increase the likelihood of developing anxiety during adolescence. Inattention and anxiety appear to reinforce each other in…

AI tools can make education materials more patient friendly

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence (AI) tools significantly improve the readability of online patient education materials (PEMs), making them more accessible, a new study shows. Led by researchers at…

Facing Trump, Microsoft vows to protect Europeans’ data

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Microsoft on Wednesday committed to boosting its presence in Europe and protecting European citizens’ data against a backdrop of rising “geopolitical volatility.” The tech titan’s pledges…

AI is giving a boost to efforts to monitor health via radar

If you wanted to check someone’s pulse from across the room, for example to remotely monitor an elderly relative, how could you do it? You might think it’s impossible, because…

John Lithgow to launch into life of Apollo 11 astronaut in new podcast ‘BUZZ’

Having explored the ‘third rock from the sun,’ John Lithgow is now heading for its moon. The award-winning actor is set to star in the new podcast “BUZZ” about the…

Engineers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the future, quantum computers could rapidly simulate new materials or help scientists develop faster machine‐learning models, opening the door to many new possibilities. But these…