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For first time, researchers send entangled qubit states through a communication channel

“In a breakthrough for quantum computing, University of Chicago researchers have sent entangled qubit states through a communication cable linking one quantum network node to a second node. The researchers, based in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at …

Helping soft robots turn rigid on demand

“New type of control system may broaden robots’ range of tasks and allow safer interactions with people. Imagine a robot. Perhaps you’ve just conjured a machine with a rigid, metallic exterior. While robots armored with hard exoskeletons are common …

How a ladybug warps space-time

“Vienna quantum physicists measure the smallest gravitational force yet Researchers at the University of Vienna and the Austrian Academy of Sciences, led by Markus Aspelmeyer have succeeded in measuring the gravitational field of a gold sphere, just 2 mm in …

Hubble sees new atmosphere forming on a rocky exoplanet

“For the first time, scientists using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence of volcanic activity reforming the atmosphere on a rocky planet around a distant star. The planet, GJ 1132 b, has a similar density, size, and …

Instrument at BESSY II shows how light activates MoS2 layers to become catalysts

“Thin films of molybdenum and sulfur belong to a class of materials that can be considered for use as photocatalysts. Inexpensive catalysts such as these are needed to produce hydrogen as a fuel using solar energy. However, they are still …

Microchips of the Future: Suitable Insulators are Still Missing

“Until now, hexagonal boron nitride was considered the insulator of choice for miniaturised transistors. New investigations by TU Wien (Vienna) show: this may not be the way to go. For decades, there has been a trend in microelectronics towards ever …

MIPS Technologies joins RISC-V, moves to open-source ISA standard

“The MIPS silicon manufacturer is one of the oldest RISC chip manufacturers, used in several systems since the late 80s. Characterized by clean and efficient designs, allowing adaption in varied applications, this company has been considered one of the most …

Most distant quasar with powerful radio jets discovered

“With the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have discovered and studied in detail the most distant source of radio emission known to date. The source is a “radio-loud” quasar — a bright …

NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time

“The first trek of the agency’s largest, most advanced rover yet on the Red Planet marks a major milestone before science operations get under way. NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4 …

New AI tool makes vast data streams intelligible and explainable

“In a sophisticated version of Where’s Waldo, the SmartTensors AI platform uses unsupervised machine learning to find the key data features that explain a whole data set, promising a boon for big-data analytics Making sense of vast streams of …