Harvard scientists have developed a groundbreaking photon router that connects optical signals to superconducting microwave qubits, the building blocks of many quantum computers. This innovation could overcome one of quantum computing’s biggest hurdles: getting different quantum systems to “talk”
Returning to Earth would be nothing without a warm welcome from (wo)man’s best friend.
Heartwarming footage captured the moment stranded Boeing Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams received a joyous reunion with her excited dogs after being stuck in space for 264 days.
Williams and fellow astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore finally departed the International Space Station, where they were stuck for more than nine months, and returned to Earth on March 18.
A revolutionary timekeeping breakthrough could be on the horizon as scientists explore the thorium-229 nuclear optical clock, an innovation that may surpass today’s atomic clocks.
By manipulating nuclear quantum states with lasers, researchers are pushing the boundaries of precision and stability in time measurement. Though the journey has spanned decades and major technical hurdles remain, recent experimental milestones have brought this futuristic clock closer to reality. If successful, it could reshape our understanding of time and the universe itself.
Pushing the Limits of Timekeeping.
The reality of what lies within our oceans has fascinated people since time immemorial, so it’s no wonder we’ve created countless myths about the watery depths.
But step aside, Atlantis, scientists have discovered a real Lost City beneath the waves, and this one is teaming with life.
The rocky, towering landscape is located west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge mountain range, hundreds of metres below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, and consists of massive walls, columns and monoliths stretching more than 60 metres (200ft) tall.
Scientists have uncovered a dedicated brain circuit that distinguishes between direct fear and fear learned by observing others—known as vicarious fear.
A new large language model framework teaches LLMs to use an optimization solving algorithm to resolve complex, multistep planning tasks. With the LLMFP framework, someone can input a natural language description of their problem and receive a plan to reach their desired goal.
An Arlington-based venture capital firm has announced it will pour $32 million in funding into cybersecurity startups.
Runtime Ventures, based out of Arlington and Austin, Texas, officially announced the capital commitment today (Wednesday).
It has already made 11 investments from the fund so far, supporting seed-stage cybersecurity companies focused on domains including code analysis, fraud protection, threat detection and browser security.
The bill will allow Japan to implement safeguards and strategies that have been in use by other countries for some time.
Atsena Therapeutics has raised $150 million in an oversubscribed series C financing, with hopes that the funds can carry the biotech’s gene therapy designed to reverse or prevent blindness through a potential market approval.
The funding round was led by new investor Bain Capital, with participation from Sofinnova Investments, Abingworth, Wellington Management, Lightstone Ventures, Foundation Fighting Blindness, Hatteras Venture Partners, Osage University Partners and the Manning Family Foundation, according to an April 2 release.
