by Rigetti Computing Inc. Microwave qubit readout. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02742-3 This is where microwave-to-optical transduction comes into play, a field dedicated to the coherent conversion of microwave…
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Gut microbiome changes linked to multiple sclerosis, study finds
Overview of study design. Credit: Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation (2025). DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200355 The gut microbiome comprises the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in our digestive tracts, and…
Physicist explains what may have caused Delta Flight 4819 to flip over
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It was a dramatic and unusual sight: a Delta Air Lines passenger jet crash-landed on Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport, skidding into flames on the…
How the Brain Ignores Distractions to Stay Focused
Summary: When focusing in noisy environments, the brain adjusts not by concentrating harder but by ignoring distractions that were previously disruptive. Researchers developed a neural network model showing that people…
Newly realized nuclear-spin dark state promises reduced quantum decoherence
Two electrons (blue) in a state gate-defined quantum dot were used to create a nuclear-spin dark state. The dark state is a collective state of the nuclear spins (green) that…
Backyard birding elevates underrepresented voices in protecting urban biodiversity – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Postcards from the Field’ blog post, Sebastian Moreno – a researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst – discusses the remarkable intersection of human behavior…
Microsoft joins quantum race with breakthrough chip
Credit: Microsoft Tech giant Microsoft unveiled a new computer chip on Wednesday that it says could transform everything from fighting pollution to developing new medicines, joining Google and IBM in…
Tiny gene could hold key to treating malignant cardiac arrhythmia
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cardiac arrhythmias affect millions across the world and are responsible for a fifth of all deaths in the Netherlands. Currently there are multiple treatment options, ranging…
Vegetable and seed oils vs. Animal fat oil: Which Is the healthy choice
The seed oil versus animal fat debate has gone from a niche topic among wellness influencers on social media to an entire movement. … Many critics promote swapping seed oils…
