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Chance discovery brings quantum computing using standard microchips a step closer
With only electric fields, researchers flip a single nucleus in a silicon chip -
Next generation water splitter could help renewables power the globe
Devices that forgo expensive metals could turn renewable electricity into hydrogen -
Minimuscles let amputees control a robot hand with their minds
Approach could make manipulating a prosthesis more natural, precise, and reliable -
Europe plans to strictly regulate high-risk AI technology
European Commission’s artificial intelligence plan also promises to pump billions into R&D -
From ‘living’ cement to medicine-delivering biofilms, biologists remake the material world
Engineered microbes shift from making molecules to materials -
Quantum internet closer as physicists stretch spooky link between atoms
Scientists entangle atoms through tens of kilometers of standard optical fiber -
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With little training, neural networks create accurate emulators for physics, astronomy, and earth science -
These sweaty robots cool themselves faster than humans
Micropores help them vent liquid to cool down -
Underwater robot reveals hidden base of Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier
Icefin robot swam more than 1 kilometer to reach Thwaites Glacier’s grounding line -
Watch scientists use electricity to herd skin cells, like sheep
New technique could advance stem cell therapies, wound healing -
‘National pride is at stake.’ Russia, China, United States race to build hypersonic weapons
Despite hype and technological hurdles, a hypersonic arms race is accelerating -
Watch this AI goalie psych out its opponent in the most hilarious way
Artificial intelligence hack involves fooling computers with unpredictable behavior -
AI-driven robots are making new materials, improving solar cells and other technologies
Decision-making algorithms transform how automated systems evaluate and synthesize novel compounds -
See the new Star Wars–like display that could ‘revolutionize’ virtual reality
A new technology offers moving images, sound, and even touch -
The next graphene? Shiny and magnetic, a new form of pure carbon dazzles with potential
U-carbon could be used in lightweight coatings, medical products, and novel electronic devices
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