Boundary Between Our Solar System and Interstellar Space Mapped for the First Time
Using data from NASA’s IBEX satellite, scientists created the first-ever 3D map of the boundary between our solar system and interstellar space. For the first…
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Newly Discovered Quasicrystal – “Magnificent in Its Complexity” – Was Created by the First Nuclear Explosion at Trinity Site
Discovery of new material could someday aid in nuclear nonproliferation. A newly discovered quasicrystal that was created by the first nuclear explosion at Trinity Site,…
Quantum Machine Learning Hits a Limit: A Black Hole Permanently Scrambles Information That Can’t Be Recovered
A black hole permanently scrambles information that can’t be recovered with any quantum machine learning algorithm, shedding new light on the classic Hayden-Preskill thought experiment….
Supercomputer Simulations Reveal How Dominant COVID-19 Strain Binds to Host, Succumbs to Antibodies
Dominant G-form Spike protein ‘puts its head up’ more frequently to latch on to receptors, but that makes it more vulnerable to neutralization. Large-scale supercomputer…
Curiosity Rover Finds That Mars Did Not Dry Up All at Once
Mars had dry and wet eras and dried up for good 3 billion years ago. While attention has been focused on the Perseverance rover that…
Colossal Voltage: Uranium Compound Achieves Record Anomalous Nernst Conductivity
Colossal voltage results from interplay of material’s topology and strong electron correlations in a uranium-cobalt-ruthenium-aluminum alloy. New research has demonstrated that a magnetic uranium compound…
New Perovskite Fabrication Method for Solar Cells Paves Way to Low-Cost, Large-Scale Production
Sulfolane-additive process yields easy fabrication, low cost, top performance, long operating life. A new, simpler solution for fabricating stable perovskite solar cells overcomes the key…
Unexpected Twist in Quantum Physics May Explain Matter/Antimatter Imbalance
Lack of symmetry in qubits can’t fix errors in quantum computing, but might explain matter/antimatter imbalance. Unexpected twist in the Kibble-Zurek theory offers a new…
New “Fast Forward” Algorithm Could Unleash the Power of Quantum Computers
Fast-forwarding quantum calculations skips past the time limits imposed by decoherence, which plagues today’s machines. A new algorithm that fast forwards simulations could bring greater…
Lack of Sleep Could Be a Problem for Artificial Intelligence
One of the distinguishing features of machines is that they don’t need to sleep, unlike humans and any other creature with a central nervous system….
New Calculation of the Hubble Constant – Rate of Expansion of the Universe – Via Multi-Messenger Astronomy
Study finds neutron stars are typically about 11.75 kilometers in radius, and provides a novel calculation of the Hubble constant. A combination of astrophysical measurements…
Breakthrough Quantum-Dot Transistors Open the Door to a Host of Innovative Electronics
Quantum dot logic circuits provide the long-sought building blocks for innovative devices, including printable electronics, flexible displays, and medical diagnostics. Researchers at Los Alamos National…
Heavy Metal Psyche: Biggest Main Belt Asteroid Might Be Planet Remnant
New study of biggest Main Belt asteroid, Psyche, finds it might be remnant of a planet that never fully formed. New 2D and 3D computer…
Butterfly Effect in Quantum Realm Disproven by Simulating Quantum ‘Time Travel’
Evolving quantum processes backwards on a quantum computer to damage information in the simulated past causes little change when returned to the ‘present.’ Using a…
New Atomtronic Device to Probe Weird Boundary Between Quantum and Everyday Worlds
Clouds of supercooled atoms offer highly sensitive rotation sensors and tests of quantum mechanics. A new device that relies on flowing clouds of ultracold atoms…
Forging High-Tech Armor From Shock-Dissipating Fractal Cubes
Additively manufactured fractal structures with closely spaced voids dissipate shockwaves five times better than solid cubes. Tiny, 3D printed cubes of plastic, with intricate fractal…
Artificial Brains Need Sleep Too – Desperate AI Researchers Discover Way to Stabilize Neuromorphic Processors
States that resemble sleep-like cycles in simulated neural networks quell the instability that comes with uninterrupted self-learning in artificial analogs of brains. No one can…
Self-Powered X-Ray Detector to Revolutionize Medicine, Security and Research Imaging
2D perovskite thin films boost sensitivity 100-fold compared to conventional detectors, require no outside power source, and enable low-dose dental and medical images. A new…
