An illustration of two entangled molecules which are individually trapped in magic-wavelength optical tweezers. Credit: Durham University Researchers at Durham University have successfully demonstrated long-lasting quantum entanglement between molecules, opening…
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2024 PC Shipments Grew With Strong Refresh Cycle, Win10 End
Shipments of personal computers grew in 2024, fueled by businesses replacing old hardware and Microsoft’s looming end of support for its Windows 10 operating system. According to market research firm…
Can medical schools funnel more doctors into the primary care pipeline?
by Felice J. Freyer Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Throughout her childhood, Julia Lo Cascio dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. So, when applying to medical school, she was thrilled to discover…
Scientists achieve direct experimental realization of dual-type entangling gates
Using the same laser setup to entangle dual-type qubits. Credit: Chenxi Wang and Chuanxin Huang. To develop scalable and reliable quantum computers, engineers and physicists will need to devise effective…
key facts about Xiaohongshu, the Chinese app taking the US by storm
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the days leading up to a proposed US government ban on the social media platform TikTok, American users have turned to another Chinese-owned app, Xiaohongshu.…
Hand-feeding squirrels accidentally changed their skulls
Soft diet, weak jaws. If red squirrels eat too many peanuts, their jaws end up weaker than the jaws of squirrels eating natural diets, researchers report January 15 in Royal…
Global experts propose major overhaul of obesity diagnosis, going beyond BMI to define when obesity is a disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by more than 75 medical organizations around the world, presents a novel, nuanced approach…
Fast control methods enable record-setting fidelity in superconducting qubit
In an artist’s impression of a recent MIT experiment, a central sphere represents a qubit, which is irradiated by two control signals: charge (blue) and flux (purple). These control signals…
Here’s what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander
Firefly Aerospace’s first mission to the moon is poised to launch in the early morning hours on Jan. 15. The company’s Blue Ghost lunar lander is sharing a payload bay…
