New protocol paves the way for fault-tolerant computing
Graphical abstract. Credit: Chemical Reviews (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00870 Researchers have developed a new protocol for benchmarking quantum gates,…
SpaceX aims for launch after sunset tonight from Cape Canaveral
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX has lined up another launch soon after sunset Tuesday night from Cape Canaveal.…
Beyond Matter: How Far Can Material Intelligence Go?
Project by Sabin Design Lab Cornell University and the DEfECT Lab at Arizona State University. Image © John…
A snapshot of relativistic motion: Special relativity made visible
Credit: Vienna University of Technology When an object moves extremely fast—close to the speed of light—certain basic assumptions…
Hours-long continuous lasing achieved using laser-cooled strontium atoms
The team’s experimental setup: Atoms are cooled and slowed inside a vacuum chamber, until they can be trapped…
Alternative black hole models suggest quantum effects may erase need for singularities
Singular black hole and non-singular alternatives. Credit: Sissa Medialab. Background image sourced from ESO/Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit (eso.org/public/images/eso1101a/)…
Researchers delete proteins in wheat harmful to people with celiac disease
Maria Rottersman of UC Davis holds a loaf of baked bread made using seed varieties developed without alpha-gliadin…
An ocean without life will absorb less carbon emissions and accelerate climate change
Historical and future projections of global climate and carbon cycle states. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57371-y Have…
Novel materials could eventually power electric vehicles and more
Electronic band structure and the superconducting pocket. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08381-1 Imagine a world in which free-floating…
Saola genome mapped for first time
The rare and endangered saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) has not been seen in the wild since 2013. Credit: Toon…