The new quantum refrigerator—the square object in the center of the qubit in the image—is based on superconducting circuits and powered by heat from the environment. It can autonomously cool…
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US astronauts upbeat seven months into eight-day mission
Les astronautes Butch Wilmore (tout à gauche) et Suni Williams (à droite), accompagnés des astronautes Nick Hague et Don Pettit, dans la Station spatiale internationale (ISS), le 8 janvier 2025.…
Tesco’s new infant feeding service draws criticism for ethical concerns
Credit: CC0 Public Domain UK supermarket giant Tesco is being urged to drop an “unethical” pilot of an in-store infant feeding advice service in which midwives are expected to wear…
Are A-B tests leading market researchers and online advertisers astray? Study says they could be
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Southern Methodist University and the University of Michigan published a study that examines platforms’ A-B testing of online ads and uncovers significant limitations that…
Want to quit vaping this year? Here’s what the evidence shows so far about effective strategies
Lots of people who vape want to quit, but there’s very little guidance on how best to do so. In the U.S., recent reports estimate that 5.9% of youth and…
Dopamine and Serotonin Drive Emotional Word Processing
Summary: Researchers have uncovered how neurotransmitters in the brain respond to the emotional content of language, shedding light on the intersection of emotion, cognition, and communication. Using advanced techniques, the…
SpaceX to launch Starship megarocket’s Flight 7 test mission on Jan. 13
SpaceX’s Starship will fly for the seventh time ever early next week, if all goes according to plan. SpaceX announced today (Jan. 8) that it’s targeting Monday (Jan. 13) for…
Physicists achieve simulation of non-Hermitian skin effect in 2D with ultracold fermions
Atoms accumulate at the edge with non-Hermiticity introduced through dissipation in two dimensions. Credit: HKUST A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has…
The same gene can drive distinct medulloblastoma types in different ways
Characterization of subgroup-specific chromatin landscape of medulloblastoma. Credit: Nature Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-02014-z A study published in Nature Genetics reveals new insights into how medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain…
