When laser light makes materials magnetic

Stefano Bonetti in his lab at Stockholm University. Credit: Knut and Alice Wallenbergs Foundation/Magnus Bergström The potential of quantum technology is huge but is today largely limited to the extremely…

AI chatbots share some human biases, researchers find

Google Cloud Unveils New Arm-based Data Center Chip, Axion

Google joined the ranks of fellow cloud service providers Amazon and Microsoft on Tuesday with the announcement of custom silicon for its data centers. Google’s Axion line of processors represents…

Team is first ever to measure qubits with ultrasensitive thermal detectors, evading Heisenberg uncertainty principle

An artistic illustration shows how microscopic bolometers (depicted on the right) can be used to sense very weak radiation emitted from qubits (depicted on the left). Credit: Aleksandr Käkinen/Aalto University…

Study shedding new light on Earth’s global carbon cycle could help assess liveability of other planets

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research has uncovered important new insights into the evolution of oxygen, carbon, and other vital elements over the entire history of Earth—and it could help assess…

Research suggests probiotics plus vitamin D supplements may benefit people with schizophrenia

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Previous studies have questioned whether gut microbe imbalances and vitamin D deficiency may be linked to schizophrenia. New research published in Neuropsychopharmacology Reports now indicates that…

A groundbreaking pineapple-flavored spray vaccine could prevent urinary tract infections for up to 9 years

Popular diabetes drugs do not increase thyroid cancer risk, study suggests

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Drugs known as GLP-1 analogs have become increasingly popular to treat diabetes and obesity, but there have been concerns that they might increase the risk of…

This device gathers, stores electricity in remote settings

A pyroelectrochemical (PEC) cell, is a device that converts thermal energy into electricity and stores it. Credit: Brian Maffly Today wirelessly connected devices are performing an expanding array of applications,…

Microsoft announces $2.9 billion investment in Japan

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Microsoft on Tuesday announced a $2.9 billion investment over the next two years in Japan to bolster the country’s push into artificial intelligence. The announcement coincides…