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Mysteriously bright flash is a black hole jet pointing straight toward Earth, astronomers say

“Astronomers have determined the source of an incredibly bright X-ray, optical and radio signal appearing from halfway across the Universe. The signal, named AT 2022cmc, was discovered earlier this year by the Zwicky Transient Facility in California. Findings published today …

Neuralink demo shows monkey performing ‘telepathic typing’

“Neuralink owner Elon Musk said paperwork for human trials has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which he claimed could lead to human trials of the company’s brain-implant technology “in about six months.” Neuralink …

New device can control light at unprecedented speeds

“Researchers have developed a programmable optical device for high-speed beam steering. In a scene from “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope,” R2D2 projects a three-dimensional hologram of Princess Leia making a desperate plea for help. That scene, filmed more …

New quantum computing feat is a modern twist on a 150-year-old thought experiment

“UNSW Sydney research demonstrates a 20x improvement in resetting a quantum bit to its ‘0’ state, using a modern version of the ‘Maxwell’s demon’. A team of quantum engineers at UNSW Sydney has developed a method to reset a …

NIST Finds a Sweet New Way to Print Microchip Patterns on Curvy Surfaces

“NIST scientist Gary Zabow had never intended to use candy in his lab. It was only as a last resort that he had even tried burying microscopic magnetic dots in hardened chunks of sugar — hard candy, basically — and sending these …

Novel 3D Printing Method to Fabricate Complex Metal–Plastic Composite Structures

“Novel 3D Printing Method to Fabricate Complex Metal–Plastic Composite Structures Researchers from Japan and Singapore have developed a new 3D printing technique to create precise patterns on the external and internal surfaces of 3D plastic structures In recent years …

Photonics chip allows light amplification

“Scientists at EPFL have developed photonic integrated circuits that demonstrated a new principle of light amplification on a silicon chip. It can be employed for optical signals like those used in Lidar, trans-oceanic fiber amplifiers or in data center telecommunications …

Programming tool turns handwriting into computer code

“A Cornell team has created an interface that allows users to handwrite and sketch within computer code – a challenge to conventional coding, which typically relies on typing. The pen-based interface, called Notate, lets users of computational, digital notebooks – such as …

Pusan National University Researchers Introduce an Energy-Efficient Method to Enhance Thermal Conductivity of Polymer Composites

“Thermally conductive polymer composites consist of fillers oriented in certain directions that form pathways for heat flow. However, conventional methods to control the orientation of these fillers are energy-intensive and require surface modifications that can deteriorate the quality and properties …

Quantum leap for Heriot-Watt research into unhackable communications networks

“Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have published ground-breaking research into the phenomenon known as quantum entanglement. This is when two particles – such as photons of light – remain connected even when they’re separated by vast distances. In a world riddled with …