Science & Technology
New technique in error-prone quantum computing makes classical computers sweat
Today’s quantum computers often calculate the wrong answer because of noisy environments that interfere with the quantum entanglement of qubits. IBM Quantum has pioneered a technique that accounts for the noise to achieve reliable results. They tested …
Hybrid AI-powered computer vision combines physics and big data
Researchers have laid out a new approach to enhance artificial intelligence-powered computer vision technologies by adding physics-based awareness to data-driven techniques. The study offered an overview of a hybrid methodology designed to improve how …
Sun’s coldest region stores secret to heating million-degree corona
Researchers have unveiled the discovery of intense wave energy from a relatively cool, dark and strongly magnetized plasma region on the Sun, capable of traversing the solar atmosphere and maintaining temperatures of a million degrees Kelvin inside the…
‘Smart’ drugs can decrease productivity in people who don’t have ADHD, study finds
Research suggests that complex tasks akin to real life decision-making take neurotypical people longer to complete when they take ‘smart’ drugs than when they do not. The smart drugs do motivate people, but the added effort can lead to ‘erratic thinkin…
Preserving forests to protect deep soil from warming
An innovative, decade-long experiment in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains shows carbon stocks buried deep underground are vulnerable to climate change. The findings have implications for mitigating global warming through the natura…
New images capture unseen details of the synapse
Scientists have created one of the most detailed 3D images of the synapse, the important juncture where neurons communicate with each other through an exchange of chemical signals. These nanometer scale models will help scientists better understand and…
Scientists discover small RNA that regulates bacterial infection
Researchers have identified the major mechanism behind the transition between chronic and acute P. aeruginosa infections. Their research findings can inform the development of future treatments for life-threatening acute infections.