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MIT engineers develop a magnetic transistor for more energy-efficient electronics
Transistors, the building blocks of modern electronics, are typically made of silicon. Because it’s a semiconductor, this material can control the flow of electricity in a circuit. But silicon has fundamental physical limits that restrict how compact and energy-efficient a transistor can be.MIT researchers have now replaced silicon with a magnetic semiconductor, creating a magnetic transistor that could enable smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient circuits. The material’s magnetism strongly
A cancer-promoting fusion protein acts during embryonic brain development
<p>Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00924-y">doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00924-y</a></p>ZFTA–RELA is the cancer-promoting protein product of a gene fusion. Analyses of accessible sites in the DNA–protein complex chromatin in developing mice show that ZFTA–RELA binds to chromatin modules that are accessible during embryonic brain development, placing some cell lineages at risk of transformation into cancer.
Testosterone promotes growth of a type of brain tumour in young boys
<p>Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00638-1">doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00638-1</a></p>A type of childhood brain tumour called ependymoma is more common in boys than in girls. The reason for this difference turns out to be sex hormones such as testosterone.
Long-distance quantum link generates entanglement faster than it is lost
<p>Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00804-5">doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00804-5</a></p>Entanglement between ions connected by 10 kilometres of optical fibre is a step towards large-scale quantum communications networks.
Androgen activity in the male embryonic hindbrain drives lethal PFA ependymoma
<p>Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10264-6">doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10264-6</a></p>Androgen activity in the male embryonic hindbrain prolongs hindbrain differentiation in male individuals and drives sex differences in the incidence and prognosis of posterior fossa type A (PFA) ependymoma, an aggressive childhood brain tumour.
Charting the human brain’s lifelong functional organization
<p>Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00637-2">doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00637-2</a></p>Neuroscientists have created a continuous atlas showing how patterns of functional connectivity between brain regions change from birth to old age.
Anticancer antibodies can evolve to cause autoimmune brain disease
<p>Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00919-9">doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00919-9</a></p>A model of breast cancer that expresses NMDA receptors — proteins that modify signalling between neurons — was used to trace pre-existing B cells as they matured to produce autoimmune antibodies that have diverse effects on receptor function. Transferring one antibody into mouse brains recapitulated key features of autoimmune brain inflammation.
Dominant clones leverage developmental epigenomic states to drive ependymoma
<p>Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10270-8">doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10270-8</a></p>Single-nucleus chromatin and RNA sequencing identifies epigenetic chromatin domains that confer vulnerability to paediatric brain tumours such as ependymomas, providing insight into the development of such tumours despite ‘quiet’ genomes.
Aversive learning hijacks a brain sugar sensor to consolidate memory
<p>Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10306-z">doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10306-z</a></p>A study in Drosophilareveals a mechanism of non-homeostatic hunger and its critical relevance for memory consolidation.
A nonprofit learning studio in CT is teaching students about quantum computing and other technology
Students learn the core quantum concepts during this program, the nonprofit's CEO and founder said.
Quantum Computing Is Today’s Manhattan Project
The partnership between the U.S. and the U.K. is a key advantage, as it was during World War II.
Ethereum Foundation prepares for quantum threat with new cryptography roadmap
The effort to protect Ethereum from quantum computing threats has been underway for eight years and is now producing working code, with a multi-layer migration roadmap integrated into the protocol's next four hard forks.
Xanadu set for market debut as quantum computing stocks struggle in 2026
Quantum computing stocks have underperformed in 2026 even as more companies, such as Xanadu, go public via SPAC mergers.
Dancing to invisible choreography, quantum computers can balance the noise
Large-scale quantum computers are waiting in the wings. One of the main reasons we don't have them yet is because quantum ...
Quantum computers could have a fundamental limit after all
The performance of quantum computers could cap out after around 1,000 qubits, according to a new analysis published in the ...
Quantum entanglement as a tool to image distant astronomical objects
Particles entangled over long distances can, in theory, improve the sensitivity of long-baseline interferometers that are observing weak thermal light sources. A proof-of-concept experiment now demonstrates entanglement-assisted interferometry, paving the way for entanglement-enhanced non‑local sensing techniques. The resolution of telescope arrays detecting faint light signals could be improved using a quantum trick.
Quantum entanglement method could boost sensor precision, study says
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have demonstrated that quantum entanglement between pairs of ...
Ask HN: Founders of estonian e-businesses – is it worth it?
Hey there,I'm currently considering opening an Estonian e-business for a small SaaS project. As somebody from Germany, establishing a company is a bit tedious and bureaucratic. Now I've come across the Estonian e-residency program and the option to run a business there. I don't care so much about the tax implications, but more about the bureaucracy aspect. It all sounds quite good. But marketing is marketing and real life often is something else. So, long story short: I would be h
Show HN: Overlay map tiles onto Autodesk's 3D BIM Viewer
https://github.com/infra-plan/bim-tile-overlayWe manage infrastructure using BIM models in Autodesk Viewer. We needed to show aerial imagery and street maps underneath the 3D models, synced to the camera in real-time, so that we can give some context to the shown infrastructure.The hard part: coordinate transforms. A Revit model's internal coordinates are in feet, rotated, translated, and offset from a local CRS projection, which itself needs to be converted from WGS84.
Show HN: Running AI agents across environments needs a proper solution
Hi HN folks,I have been building AI agents for quite some time now. The shift has gone from LLM + Tools → LLM Workflows → Agent + Tools + Memory, and now we are finally seeing true agency emerge: agents as systems composed of tools, command-line access, fine-grained system capabilities, and memory.This way of building agents is powerful, and I believe it is here to stay. But the real question is: are the systems powering these agents ready for that future?I do not think so.Using Docker for a sin