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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

What We Actually See—and Don’t See—Shows Consciousness Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg

Visual experiments suggest just a small fraction of the information our brains process enters awareness. What can you see right now? This might seem like a silly question, but what enters your consciousness is not the whole story when it comes to vision. A great deal of visual processing in the brain goes on well below our conscious awareness.Some studies have probed the unconscious depths of vision. One source of evidence comes from the neurological condition known as blindsight, which is cause

Dual-rail superconducting qubits generate high-fidelity logical entanglement, study finds

Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could outperform classical computers on some advanced tasks. These systems rely on qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information, that become linked via an effect known as quantum entanglement and share a unified quantum state.

Lab demo shows a quantum battery effect can speed up charging

Researchers have demonstrated in a controlled lab setting that a quantum battery built from multiple cells can charge faster ...

Deepfake X-rays are so real even doctors can’t tell the difference

Deepfake X-rays created by AI are now convincing enough to fool both doctors and AI models. In tests, radiologists had limited success identifying fake images, especially when they didn’t know they were being shown. This opens the door to risks like fraudulent medical claims and tampered diagnoses. Experts say stronger safeguards and detection tools are critical as the technology advances.

First atlas of brain organization shows development over a lifetime

<p>Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00975-1">doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00975-1</a></p>Scans of more than 3,500 people allow scientists to draw up a guide to the brain areas that work together from birth to 100 years old.

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 ...