Quantum computing promises to transform our world in rapid, radical and revolutionary ways: solving in seconds problems that would take classical computers years, accelerating the discovery of new medicines, creating sustainable materials,…
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Unlocking scalable entanglement will enable next-generation quantum computing
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Internet Yiff Machine: We hacked 93GB of “anonymous” crime tips
I used P3’s own site to find the tips page for my local Philly “fusion center,” clicked “continue,” and was immediately sent to the “Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline” instead. Not…
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Your Brain On Brackets: The Science Of March Madness
Risk, reward, dopamine surges. Packaged into 130 games. Although the odds of a perfect NCAA bracket are about 1 in 9.2 quintillion, our brains love March Madness anyway.
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Artificial pain sensing gets closer: One memristor links heat and touch responses
An international research team has reported an artificial nociceptor system that captures the temperature-dependent threshold modulation of biological nociceptors. Published in Advanced Functional Materials under the title “Temperature-Modulated…
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Tiny rotating hairs inside a microscopic cavity decide where your organs will grow
Heart to the left. Liver to the right. That’s where you’ll find these organs in a healthy human body, but surprisingly, in some people, the heart is on the right and the liver on the left. This normal or abnormal asymmetry can be traced back to…
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Award of Excellence Winner Judaline Cassidy: Empowering Girls to Consider Careers in Construction
On her first day of work as a bona fide New York City plumber, Judaline Cassidy, then 25, rolled up to her first construction site in her red Jeep Cherokee with the seat jacked all the way up to accommodate her petite 4 ft, 11…
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Changing vegetation in thawing permafrost increases emissions of greenhouse gases
The structure of the plant communities that grow on the thawing permafrost in the Arctic is changing, with grasses displacing slower-growing shrubs. Although these grasses bind more carbon dioxide than previous plant communities, they lead to far…
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Cache of wartime objects discovered in Krosno basement
A hidden cache of military objects from both World Wars has been uncovered during renovation work at the Museum of Crafts in Krosno, located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, southeastern Poland.
The cache was discovered during a restoration…
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What’s Up: April 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Mercury shines at its brightest for the year, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks, and a bright new comet makes an appearance in April’s night sky.
- April 3: Mercury at…
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La NASA presentará el telescopio Roman completo y ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa
Se invita a los medios de comunicación el martes 21 de abril al Centro de Vuelo Espacial Goddard de la NASA en Greenbelt, Maryland, para conocer el telescopio espacial Nancy Grace Roman de la agencia, cuya construcción terminó recientemente y…
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