Ultra–high-power particle pulses could boost x-ray science and laboratory astrophysics.
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🧮 Google’s quantum computer performs calculation in 5 minutes that would take longer than the universe’s existence for a supercomputer
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Google’s new quantum computer solved a calculation in five minutes that would take longer than the universe’s existence to solve with a regular supercomputer. The time it would take the supercomputer to do the calculation is nearly a million billion times longer than the age of the universe.
As people rely more and more on artificial intelligence for recommendations on everything from product purchases to trip planning, brands are figuring out the new rules of the road.
Figure fast-tracks home testing for Figure 2 humanoid robot, powered by Helix AI.
Figure plans to start testing its humanoid robots in homes much sooner than expected.
The California-based startup’s CEO, Brett Adcock, revealed that it will begin alpha testing its Figure 2 robot in residential settings in late 2025.
The araneopathogenic genus Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae: Hypocreales) in the British Isles, including a new zombie species on orb-weaving cave spiders (Metainae: Tetragnathidae)
Authors: Evans, H.C. 1 ; Fogg, T. 2 ; Buddie, A.G. 1 ; Yeap, Y.T. 1 ; Araújo, J.P.M. 3, 4 ;
Source: Fungal Systematics and Evolution
Publisher: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Researchers have discovered that incipient ferroelectricity can revolutionize computer memory, enabling ultra-low power devices.
These unique transistors shift behavior based on temperature, making them suitable for both traditional memory and neuromorphic computing, which mimics the brain’s energy efficiency. The use of strontium titanate thin films reveals unexpected ferroelectric-like properties, hinting at new possibilities in advanced electronics.
Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are exploring how deuterium, a potential fusion fuel, interacts with boron-coated walls in fusion reactors. Their discoveries about fuel retention and the problematic role of carbon in trapping fuel are paving the way for more efficient fusion systems, such as ITER in France.
Their work pushes semiconductor-superconductor hybrid technology to new heights and strengthens Purdue’s role in quantum research.
Microsoft Advances Topological Quantum Computing
Microsoft Quantum recently published an article in Nature, highlighting key advancements in measuring quantum devices — an essential step toward building a topological quantum computer. The research was conducted by Microsoft scientists and engineers, including those at Microsoft Quantum Lab West Lafayette, based at Purdue University. In their announcement, the team described the operation of a crucial device that serves as a foundational building block for topological quantum computing. Their findings mark a significant milestone in the development of quantum computers, which have the potential to be far more powerful and resilient than current technologies.
A breakthrough simulation reveals how magnetars form and evolve, solving a key mystery about their magnetic origins.
Magnetars are a rare type of neutron star.
A neutron star is the collapsed core of a large (between 10 and 29 solar masses) star. Neutron stars are the smallest and densest stars known to exist. Though neutron stars typically have a radius on the order of just 10 — 20 kilometers (6 — 12 miles), they can have masses of about 1.3 — 2.5 that of the Sun.