Fast-forming droughts are occurring more often and with greater speed in many parts of the world due to climate change, a new study finds. These “flash droughts” are replacing more…
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Laser light hybrids control giant currents at ultrafast times
Circularly polarized laser pulse (a-c) versus a hencomb laser pulse (d-f). The vector potential of a circularly polarized lightwave applied to the two dimensional material Tungsten Diselenide generates no residual…
Quantum ‘magic’ could help explain the origin of spacetime
A view of the M87 supermassive black hole. RIKEN theoretical physicists have related the chaotic nature of black holes to the quantum property of magic for the first time. Credit:…
Developing countries call for new government funds for World Bank
Developing nations have called for a capital increase for the World Bank, while rich nations want to stick to accounting tweaks. A broad group of low and middle-income countries has…
Breakthrough in magnetic quantum material paves way for ultra-fast sustainable computers
The researchers have for the first time succeeded in demonstrating a device, based on a 2D magnetic material, in room temperature. The 2D magnetic crystal is shown as the blue,…
Students Plan Plant-Based Meals for Earth Week
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) – In honor of Earth Week, Auburn students plan a plant-based meal at the Edge Central Dining Hall. Auburn students, Grace Reilein, Emory Morgan and Elie Creswell,…
New kind of quantum transport discovered in a device combining high-temperature superconductors and graphene
(a) Schematic cross section of our device. GrΔ is superconducting graphene under BSCCO, Gr′ is a p-doped graphene, and Gr is native graphene. d is the length of Gr′. The…
Indirect Risks, Unproven Mainstream Appeal
Over the past few months, I’ve been reading with increasing fascination the tech segment’s obsession with high-profile apps like ChatGPT, the poster child of generative AI apps that have burst…
Rare and tragic cases of postpartum psychosis are bringing renewed attention to its risks and the need for greater awareness of psychosis after childbirth
Lindsay Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse at the prestigious Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is the latest tragic and high-profile example of a mother allegedly taking the lives of…
The Artificial Intelligence Revolution Is at a Tipping Point
Some technology insiders want to pause the continued development of artificial intelligence systems before machine learning neurological pathways run afoul of their human creators’ use intentions. Other computer experts argue…
