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News, research analysis and evidence-based explanation. 20 stories in this section.
Ticketmaster has hired former Amazon Prime Video vice president Jim Freeman as chief technology officer, filling a vacancy left open since February and signaling a strategy built around artificial intelligence …
The fifth UK Quantum Hackathon, organized by the National Quantum Computing Centre at the University of Warwick, challenged ten teams to build quantum solutions for industry problems, including satellite constellation …
Tesla's demonstration of a Roadster fitted with rocket thrusters drew praise for showmanship but skepticism from engineers, who say the physics, safety rules and cost make a production version unlikely.
A webinar presentation examines how combining reference electrodes with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy can pinpoint overpotentials and degradation to specific electrodes in electrolysis cells, while addressing signal noise and placement challenges …
IOP Publishing has launched AI Horizons, a diamond open-access journal covering artificial intelligence for science, engineering, spatiotemporal intelligence, embodied AI and quantum intelligence, with Eastern Institute of Technology president Shiyi …
A new selective catalyst developed at the University of Tokyo allows several basic chemicals to be produced from plant biomass instead of petroleum, offering a potential route to displace fossil …
Stanford researchers have built a microscope that images the internal workings of living cells in real time without fluorescent labels, a technique that could sharpen research into cancer, infectious disease …
Ignacio Cirac receives the 2026 Isaac Newton Medal for pioneering quantum information science, while Google researchers demonstrate a more efficient error-correction method that could make smaller quantum computers more useful …
Researchers have demonstrated a robotic material that synchronizes its movements without any central clock or controller, a breakthrough that could lead to more autonomous and adaptable soft robots.
A widely reported Anthropic experiment suggesting self-replicating AI is months away relied on weak hardware and extrapolated data, while self-copying software has existed for decades in the form of worms.
A webinar explores how combining SEM, TEM, 4D-STEM, spectroscopy, and other techniques with flexible multi-axis positioning can provide a more complete picture of a material's structure and properties.
Researchers at the University of Twente show that stratocumulus clouds enhance atmospheric mixing, helping wind farm wakes recover faster and improving power output.
A new modelling platform evaluates when solar energy makes desalination and oilfield wastewater treatment cost-effective, pointing to photovoltaic-powered reverse osmosis and zero-liquid-discharge systems as promising options for water-stressed regions.
WISeSat.Space has integrated post-quantum cryptography into its satellite communications and IoT platform, aiming to protect data against future quantum computer attacks. The move addresses growing concerns that current encryption standards …
The growing deployment of autonomous AI agents is raising unresolved legal and ethical questions about accountability when these systems cause harm, with experts noting that autonomy always begins with something …
Researchers in Vienna have demonstrated the world's first self-stabilizing nuclear clock, a thorium-based device that could eventually outperform the most precise atomic clocks because its nucleus is far less sensitive …
Researchers have demonstrated a tunable plasma antenna that uses a laser to create a beam capable of transmitting radio waves, with potential applications in satellites, radar, and space exploration.
Researchers at the University of Colorado have developed photochromic tattoo inks that become visible under ultraviolet light and disappear under bright visible light, with potential medical and cosmetic applications.
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich argues that liability lawsuits, which previously held tobacco, oil, and pharmaceutical companies accountable, could serve as a legal mechanism to reduce the existential threats posed …
A planned 1-gigawatt AI factory in Batang, Central Java, could consume millions of liters of water daily, intensifying water stress in a region already facing drought and land subsidence.
