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Using a hybrid quantum computer, researchers demonstrated a decades-old prediction in which simulated magnetic flux stops a particle's motion through quantum interference, offering a new platform for studying matter-field interactions.
A new brain atlas reveals hundreds of hidden regions, offering a more detailed map of the human cortex and opening new avenues for neuroscience and medicine.
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai share the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for breakthroughs in asymmetric catalysis and chiral amplification, research that transformed drug development and medicine.
A session at the Bristol Quantum Information Technologies workshop highlighted the cultural, social, and financial challenges faced by international researchers and urged individuals to take action.
Researchers at Duke University have used a trapped-ion quantum computer to model string breaking, the process by which the strong force creates new quark-antiquark pairs. The results, published in Nature …
A Stanford-led team has detected quantized energy jumps in phonons, the mechanical vibrations that carry sound, opening new possibilities for quantum error correction and precision measurement.
Tania Kendrick, who studied physics at the University of Bristol, now works full-time in the UK Cabinet Office on relations between the UK and the European Union. She says the …
The Spanish quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac has been awarded the 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics for pioneering contributions that founded modern quantum information science, …
Reuben Wu's long-exposure photography combines drone-mounted LED lights with remote landscapes to produce luminous halos that resemble natural phenomena but are entirely human-made.
Crosswords and sudoku are not enough to protect the brain from aging. Neuroscience identifies four more powerful levers for keeping the mind sharp, and they do not involve a screen.
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai share the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries on non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis, work that helps explain how life's one-handed …
South African jurist Navi Pillay, 85, receives the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for a career advancing international law and human rights. The award is widely praised but criticized by Israel …
Former prime minister Gordon Brown argues that Britain's scientific strengths are being underused, and that a decade of breakthroughs in AI, quantum computing and biology could deliver major economic gains …
Joe Romm, a physicist and prolific climate communicator who confronted fossil-fuel interests and pushed for aggressive action, has died at 66.
South African jurist Navanethem « Navi » Pillay, 85, received the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law. She chaired the UN independent commission …
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing chemical reactions that explain how homochirality can emerge spontaneously, solving a mystery over a …
Scientists are raising concerns that increasingly capable large language models may scoop their discoveries, according to a report in Nature. The worry centers on how AI's speed and pattern-recognition abilities …
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for research on non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric …
Belgian physicist Francis Halzen, 82, receives the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos, opening a new …
Le comité Nobel a décerné le prix de chimie 2026 au Français Henri Kagan et au Japonais Kenso Soai pour leurs travaux sur les effets non linéaires et l'autocatalyse en …
