New device opens door to storing quantum information as sound waves

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Quantum computing, just like traditional computing, needs a way to store the information it uses and processes. On the computer you’re using right now, information, whether…

New gravitational waves observation run to reveal more of the universe’s secrets

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new observation run to search for ripples in space-time generated by colliding black holes and other extreme cosmic events will take gravitational wave astronomy to…

Archaeologists use artificial intelligence (AI) to translate 5,000-year-old cuneiform tablets |

A team of archaeologists and computer scientists have created an AI program that can translate ancient cuneiform tablets instantly using neural machine learning translations. In a paper published in the…

A nutritionist explains how those lost in the wild survived on bare basics

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Earlier this year, the Colombian navy rescued a sailor from Dominica who survived for 24 days on ketchup, garlic powder and seasoning cubes after his boat…

Generative AI models are encoding biases and negative stereotypes in their users, say researchers

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the space of a few months generative AI models, such as ChatGPT, Google’s Bard and Midjourney, have been adopted by more and more people in…

World Bank to suspend debt repayments for disaster-hit countries

A pause on loan repayments can give vulnerable countries breathing space when hit by a natural catastrophe The World Bank will start offering a pause in loan repayments to the…

Could quantum gravity models arising from holography explain cosmological acceleration?

Astronomers discover new mini-Neptune exoplanet

The phase-folded and binned transit light curve of TOI-2018 b. Credit: Dai et al, 2023 An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new mini-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a…

Tech in Health Care Q&A With Signify Health CTO Josh Builder

Health care, at its core, is a business operation that delivers health and wellness solutions. But its differences should not exclude the type of health tech advances experienced elsewhere, according…

New 3D-printing method builds structures with two metals

Part of the new hybrid setup developed by WSU researchers that creates parts using precise computer programming and two welding heads. It uses commonplace, relatively inexpensive tools, so manufacturers and…