“While some may suggest that a standalone quantum computer is still years away, the commercial opportunities from this breakthrough are here and now,” said Dr. Thomas Ehmer from the Healthcare business sector of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. “The generation of meaningful synthetic data, specifically when you do not have many training data, is nontrivial and we see it as a new era for AI unlocked by quantum technologies. The Helios system, launching later this year will hopefully enable AI to be used in unprecedented ways and unlocking transformative potential across industries.”
Gen QAI leverages the unique capabilities of quantum computing to explore data complexities far beyond what classical computing systems and GPUs can handle. Quantinuum is collaborating with industry partners on Generative AI projects that harness the power of quantum computing in sectors such as automotive, pharmaceuticals and materials science. In the coming months, Quantinuum will share results from ongoing collaborations, showcasing the groundbreaking potential of quantum-driven advancements in Generative AI.
Physicists have performed a simulation they say sheds new light on an elusive phenomenon that could determine the ultimate fate of the universe.
Pioneering research in quantum field theory around 50 years ago proposed that the universe may be trapped in a false vacuum —meaning it appears stable but in fact could be on the verge of transitioning to an even more stable, true vacuum state.
While this process could trigger a catastrophic change in the universe’s structure, experts agree that predicting the timeline is challenging, but it is likely to occur over an astronomically long period, potentially spanning millions of years.
An international team of researchers, led by physicists from the University of Vienna, has achieved a breakthrough in data processing by employing an “inverse-design” approach. This method allows algorithms to configure a system based on desired functions, bypassing manual design and complex simulations. The result is a smart “universal” device that uses spin waves (“magnons”) to perform multiple data processing tasks with exceptional energy efficiency.
Published in Nature Electronics, this innovation marks a transformative advance in unconventional computing, with significant potential for next-generation telecommunications, computing, and neuromorphic systems.
Modern electronics face critical challenges, including high energy consumption and increasing design complexity. In this context, magnonics—the use of magnons, or quantized spin waves in magnetic materials —offers a promising alternative. Magnons enable efficient data transport and processing with minimal energy loss.
Despite strong interest in using artificial intelligence to make research faster, easier and more accessible, researchers say they need more support to navigate its possibilities.
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) have uncovered how perceptual memories linked to positive emotions, such as joy or happiness, are strengthened during sleep. The study, published in Neuron, could help scientists understand the neurological basis for overcoming conditions like drug or sexual addiction.
Why do emotional events, whether positive or negative, create strong, long-lasting memories of external information such as music, smells and textures received at the events?
We know that sleep is essential for memory consolidation, the process that turns new events into memories, but do not know how it plays its role in memory enhancement.
Groundbreaking experiments suggest plants might be living, thinking, and feeling entities, challenging our understanding of consciousness.
Imagine walking through a dense forest, feeling the hush of nature all around you. You might assume that the only beings truly aware in that space are the birds in the trees, the insects in the soil, or perhaps yourself. But what if the trees, the flowers, and even the grass beneath your feet are more conscious than we’ve ever given them credit for?
For centuries, science has treated consciousness as a function of the brain—a phenomenon exclusive to creatures with neurons and synapses. Yet recent studies on plant behavior challenge this long-held assumption. Plants exhibit problem-solving skills, communicate through underground networks, and even appear to remember past experiences. Some researchers now argue that consciousness might not be a byproduct of the brain at all, but rather an intrinsic quality of life itself.
A metabolomics study pinpointed the differences between leukemia stem cells (LSCs) and their normal counterparts, and suggests elevated levels of spermidine are a signature and a targetable weakness in LSCs.
Spermidine is essential for the function of leukemia stem and progenitor cells through the regulation of KAT7 expression.
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