A potential breakthrough from Japan may address one of the key obstacles facing this unconventional quantum computing platform. Researchers at RIKEN report a new approach that could make it easier to read information stored in electrons above…
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New map of Antarctica reveals hidden terrain with secrets to climate change
What lies beneath Antarctica’s immense and impenetrable ice sheet? Until now, we didn’t fully know, but a new, groundbreaking study reached deeper than any other to discover a hidden world that might hold the key to predicting the future of…
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Soft robotic hand 'sees' around corners to achieve human-like touch
To reliably complete household chores, assemble products and tackle other manual tasks, robots should be able to adapt their manipulation strategies based on the objects they are working with, similarly to how humans leverage information they…
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AI maps the hidden forces shaping cancer survival worldwide
For the first time, scientists have applied machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence (AI), to identify the factors most closely linked to cancer survival in nearly every country across the globe.
The research, publishedin the leading…
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Botsync brings in investment from SGInnovate to continue scaling robots, software
The MAG autonomous mobile robot for intralogistics is in growing use in Asia-Pacific. Source: Botsync
Singapore-based Botsync is a provider of mobile robots and orchestration software. This week, it obtained additional funding from SGInnovate as…
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Government Paid “Eight Figures” for Mysterious Device Believed to Cause Havana Syndrome
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Jen Golbeck / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images
It’s no secret that the US military budget is the largest in the world, and indeed one of the
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2-million-year-old skeleton reveals ape-like features in early humans
A groundbreaking study published in The Anatomical has challenged previous assumptions about human evolution.
Scientists once believed that our early ancestors took a significant evolutionary leap away from apes around the two-million-year…
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Myth of wormholes and the quantum meaning of Einstein-Rosen Bridge
For decades, wormholes have been hypothesized as mysterious tunnels that might let us cross galaxies or even time itself—but what if this picture is completely wrong? New study suggests that one of physics’ most famous “wormhole” ideas…
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Supermassive black hole spotted awaken from 100 million-year slumber
Researchers have observed a long-dormant black hole being “reborn” in a distant galaxy. Located at the heart of galaxy J1007+3540, the black hole is almost one million light-years across, and its rebirth has been likened to a “cosmic…
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China’s method recovers 95% lithium from dead batteries using CO2, water
Chinese researchers have found a method to extract lithium from used lithium-ion batteries using a mix of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water. This process is safer than others that involve harsh acids and harmful chemicals, allowing for the reuse…
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