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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

An abstract knot finite state machine

*Bite 1/2 (Words: 187)*ADDENDUM: KNOT SPECIFICATION. Type: Rational (2-bridge) knot. Conway Notation: (1, 1, 36). Fraction: 37/73. Continued Fraction: [0; 1, 1, 36]. Crossing Number: ≈38. Framing: +3. Hyperbolic Volume: V ≈ 14.153. Complement: S^3 \ K(37/73). Symmetry: Amphichiral + self-dual under {37 ↔ 73}. FSM DEFINITION. Finite State Machine: = (Q, Σ, δ, q₀, C, O). STATES (Q). q₀ = Curvature generation → (3). q₁ = Mass scale setting → μᴴ¹⁹·³¹. q₂ = Mixing parameter → ε₀·₀₂₃₃.

The quantum physics behind why we forget

Forgetting feels like a failure of attention, but physics treats it as a fundamental process with a measurable price. At the ...

Consciousness may come from the brain’s weird computing style

Consciousness has long resisted neat explanations, but a growing body of research suggests the problem may lie in how we ...

Continuous Rotating 4096-Bit Post-Quantum Encryption – Data Useless If Stolen

Greetings,Our company now has a post-quantum encryption solution for enterprise security stacks: continuous, rotating 4096-bit keys that change frequently. Even if data is intercepted or exfiltrated, it's effectively useless by the time a quantum attack could crack it – far beyond static PQC approaches.It's designed to protect data at rest and in transit. We're targeting mid-to-enterprise orgs facing that need to ensure data protection. Early code shows this is working with light

Show HN: VaultSandbox-Test your real MailGun/SES/etc. integration,not a mock

I've spent the last few months working on something I wish I'd had years ago. I kept running into the same issue: CI green, production mail broken. TLS handshake failures, DKIM alignment mismatches, SPF soft-fails ... the stuff that only surfaces when real mail servers are involved. Most test tools (Mailpit, MailHog) are catch-alls. They confirm "an email was sent" but don't validate the protocol. They also aren't designed for network-exposed environments: no auth,

Quantum structured light could transform secure communication and computing

Scientists are learning to engineer light in rich, multidimensional ways that dramatically increase how much information a single photon can carry. This leap could make quantum communication more secure, quantum computers more efficient, and sensors far more sensitive. Recent advances have turned what was once an experimental curiosity into compact, chip-based technologies with real-world potential. Researchers say the field is hitting a turning point where impact may soon follow discovery.

SETI watched a pulsar flicker for months and found space keeps shifting

A distant pulsar’s radio signal flickers as it passes through space, much like stars twinkle in Earth’s atmosphere. By monitoring this effect for 10 months, researchers watched the pattern slowly evolve as gas, Earth, and the pulsar all moved. Those changes create minuscule delays in the signal, but measuring them helps keep pulsars incredibly precise. The findings also aid SETI scientists in spotting signals that truly come from beyond Earth.

Advanced quantum detectors are reinventing the search for dark matter

When it comes to understanding the universe, what we know is only a sliver of the whole picture.

Refreshing the Brain’s Immune Cells Could Treat a Host of Diseases

This year saw the meteoric rise of a promising new therapy for brain health. Microglia are the silent guardians of the brain. They hunt down pathogens, clean up toxic protein clumps, and even shape the brain’s wiring. They’re also robust. Neurons can’t divide to generate new copies of themselves. But microglia can renew, especially during inflammation, stroke, or diseases that erode cognition.And yet this regenerative ability has a limit, especially when the cells harbor genetic mutations. One s

Solving quantum computing's longstanding 'no cloning' problem with an encryption workaround

A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo have made a breakthrough in quantum computing that elegantly bypasses the fundamental "no cloning" problem. The research, "Encrypted Qubits can be Cloned," appears in Physical Review Letters.

Error-correction technology to turn quantum computing into real-world power

Ripples spreading across a calm lake after raindrops fall—and the way ripples from different drops overlap and travel outward—is one image that helps us picture how a quantum computer handles information.

New framework unifies space and time in quantum systems

Quantum mechanics and relativity are the two pillars of modern physics. However, for over a century, their treatment of space and time has remained fundamentally disconnected. Relativity unifies space and time into a single fabric called spacetime, describing it seamlessly. In contrast, traditional quantum theory employs different languages: quantum states (density matrix) for spatial systems and quantum channels for temporal evolution.

Scientists create robots smaller than a grain of salt that can think

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the robots swim by manipulating electric fields rather than using moving parts. They can detect temperature changes, follow programmed paths, and even work together in groups. The breakthrough marks the first truly autonomous robots at this microscopic scale.

I feel insulted when an LLM answers the phone

I recently called an upscale restaurant to order a pizza, and my call was answered by an LLM. There was no disclosure; it was just a young woman's voice saying "Hi you've reached <business name>, how can I help?" It wasn't until I noticed the unusual delays and ever-so-subtly robotic speech cadence that I realized I wasn't talking to a human.This felt crappy. It felt like I was being tricked; that this company wanted me to think I was speaking with a human. To

Toward Quantum Computers That Tolerate No Mistakes

What the research is about Ripples spreading across a calm lake after raindrops fall-and the way ripples from different

Quantum Computer And Supercomputer Powers Combine

From left) Yuetsu Komada, Mitsuhisa Sato and Tamiya Onodera. © 2026 RIKEN A pioneering project led by RIKEN is underway to develop software to

Quantum Resistance LLC on the Future of Digital Security in a World of Emerging Quantum Computing

According to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), advances in quantum computing could eventually undermine many of today's widely used encryption methods, which is why the

The smartest quantum computing stock to buy for 2026

Alphabet has a lot to gain by developing its quantum technology in-house. The tech giant is already seeing real-world applications for its technology. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › Quantum ...

Are quantum computing ETFs the safest bet for 10-year growth?

AI is all the rage today, but the next big tech advance could be quantum. Here are two ETFs that let you invest in the next ...