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Using a 56-qubit quantum computer, researchers have for the first time experimentally demonstrated a way of generating random numbers from a quantum computer and then using a classical supercomputer to prove they are truly random and freshly generated. Image credit: Quantinuum.
Quantum Computing

Quantum Computing Milestone: 56-Qubit system achieves certified randomness

Amit Malewar

Despite performing several important tasks beyond the abilities of classical computers, realizing quantum computers' potential remains a significant challenge. A new study by researchers from...

Lake Mendota reeds
Environment

Some bacteria evolve like clockwork with the seasons

Pranjal Malewar

The longest natural metagenome time series ever collected, with microbes, reveals a startling evolutionary pattern on repeat.

street-view image
AI & Machine Learning

Using AI to turn audio recordings into street-view images

Ashwini Sakharkar

From hearing to seeing!

ashes with charcoal
Earth

Coal ash waste contains enough cache of rare earth elements

Pranjal Malewar

It can bolster the national supply without any new mining.

Purification of Water
Invention

A sugar-like polymer can trap heavy metals in water

Ashwini Sakharkar

Carbohydrate polymers could be a sweet solution for water purification.

bat
Science

Study sheds light on the evolutionary origins of flight in Bats

Ashwini Sakharkar

Researchers explore the evolutionary transition from gliding to powered flight in Bats.

Lasers and 2D materials could solve the world's plastic problem.
Technology

Lasers could help solve the world’s plastic problem

Ashwini Sakharkar

This discovery has significant implications for addressing environmental challenges.

Carbon Capture overview.
Technology

Researchers develop fastest-of-its-kind carbon storage technology

Amit Malewar

It stores carbon from the atmosphere without the harmful chemical accelerants they require.

Image showing bacterial colonies on agar-agar
Health

AI-assisted bacterial fermentation advances Alzheimer’s drug

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Biosensor and machine learning assist in amaryllidaceae enzyme engineering.

Illustration of magnons, laser pulse through a crystal structure of yttrium alloy
Physics

Measuring and controlling interactions between magnetic ripples

Amit Malewar

Toward ultrafast magnetism-based computers.

antiferromagnetic material
Physics

Scientists discovered new channels to excite magnetic waves with terahertz light

Amit Malewar

New insights into the ultrafast control of magnetic materials.

he doctor records the health examination results and medication.
Health

Research reveals alternative to opioids for chronic pain

Dr. Prajakta Banik

FEM-1689, a specific σ2R/TMEM97 ligand, eases neuropathic pain.

elastomer-encapsulated neural probes
Neuroscience

New implantable device to record a collection of individual neurons over months

Amit Malewar

A long-lasting neural probe.

galaxy AzTECC71
Space

Ghostlike dusty galaxy reappears in Webb’s image

Amit Malewar

This thing is a real monster.

Image showing Microscopic image of E. coli bacteria.
Health

Bacterial memory transfer across generations

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Iron memory's role in decision-making in Escherichia coli.

Maisie’s galaxy
Space

Maisie’s galaxy is, in fact, among the earliest ever observed

Amit Malewar

It is one of the first distant galaxies identified by JWST.

purple-blooming Dipteryx oleifera
Plants

Tropical trees rely on social distancing to preserve biodiversity

Pranjal Malewar

A key characteristic of the spatial distribution of adult trees.

A 3D-printed prototype of a portable water purification device, shown without the needed electrodes.
Invention

This water-purifying cup can remove 99.9% of pathogens in creek water

Ashwini Sakharkar

This innovation can lead to commercially available point-of-use devices for cleaning water.

Image showing bone
Biology

Scientists identified the genes that shape our skeletons

Pranjal Malewar

The work provides a road map connecting specific genes with skeletal lengths of different parts of the body.

JADES-GS-z13-0, JADES-GS-z12-0, and JADES-GS-z11-0
Space

JWST captured a glimpse of possible first-ever ‘dark stars’

Pranjal Malewar

A new type of star is pretty interesting all by itself.

zoomed-in view of images
Space

The most distant active supermassive black hole to date discovered

Amit Malewar

It is less massive than any other yet identified in the early universe.

Image showing Posidonia Shale.
Environment

“Golden” fossils reveal origins of exceptional preservation

Vidya Nagalwade

All that glitters is not gold, even in the case of fossils.

Image showing e-tattoo
Invention

An ultrathin, lightweight e-tattoo watches for heart disease red flags

Amit Malewar

Chest e-tattoo boasts major improvements in heart monitoring.

image showing salt domes.
Science

Salt could play key role in energy transition

Vidya Nagalwade

Salt could have a big role to play in the energy transition.

Earth with the upper mantle
Science

A molten rock layer discovered hidden under Earth’s tectonic plates

Amit Malewar

The study might help settle a long-standing debate about how tectonic plates move.

Image showing person able to operate a wheelchair by thoughts
Technology

Brain-powered wheelchair shows real-world promise

Amit Malewar

This is a sign of future commercial viability for mind-powered wheelchairs.

Wooden mannequin of same sex marriage
Social Science

Same-sex married couples handle stress better than different-sex couples

Pranjal Malewar

It’s important to consider the perspectives and experiences of both partners in a marriage.

Mounds of snow-like ice under an ice shelf
Space

Europa’s ice shell could be much less salty than previously thought, study

Amit Malewar

Underwater snow gives clues about Europa’s icy shell.

deep field image
Space

Two new images from NASA’s Webb hint at among the earliest galaxies ever observed

Amit Malewar

A wide view of the early universe hints at a galaxy among the earliest ever detected.

2014C
Space

New clues uncovered about a mysterious supernova that was discovered 8 years ago

Amit Malewar

Supernova forensics!

Recent Stories

Scientists demonstrated microwave-driven singlet-triplet qubits

Quantum Physics

Our sensitive teeth originally evolved from the “body armor” of extinct fish

Science

Google unveils AI Ultra: A VIP subscription for the future of creativity and productivity

AI & Machine Learning

New drug combination could transform treatment for childhood leukemia

Health

Gas location, not quantity, drives star formation in galaxies

Space