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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
Ask HN: What happened with quantum computers anyway?
Back in 2024 there were a lot of news regarding quantum computers and even some claims of quantum supremacy, with famous bloggers like Scott Aaronson having very heated arguments online on whether those claims were real or not.We are now approaching...
A quantum chip needed 288 physical qubits to hold twelve error free ones, and that ratio undercuts the industry’s old assumption by a factor of ten
IBM's new chip design cuts the physical qubits needed per logical qubit from thousands to 144, slashing the hardware bill for fault tolerant quantum computing.
This Tool Turns Scientific Articles Into Agents That Answer Questions and Collaborate
The Paper2Agent system could make it easier to understand papers, reproduce results, and generate hypotheses. For centuries, the humble scientific paper has been the way researchers share discoveries. These papers are highly formulaic. Each starts wi...
Layered semiconductor unlocks magnetic control of light emitted by quantum condensates
Quantum technologies are considered key technologies of the future. However, research in this field requires not only scientific expertise but sometimes also highly specialized laboratory conditions. Bose–Einstein condensates are a remarkable example...
Liquid-crystal-like magnetism explains puzzling properties in a rare-earth compound
In some materials, physical properties don't emerge from their individual particles, but from the collective behavior of their quantum spins. Now, researchers led by Pengcheng Dai at Rice University in the U.S. have discovered that in one compound co...
Show HN: Proton Drive for Linux
Hello everyone, I wanted to share this small project that I have.
It's born out of a necessity that I had, because Proton doesn't ship a Linux version of the drive yet (it's apparently coming out later this year but who knows?) and all...
Show HN: StayLeet – keeping skills sharp in AI coding era
As AI writes more and more of the code, it's quite important to maintain sufficient skill and knowledge to even review or judge AI's output.Here is a little project I whipped up - I personally found deliberate practice quite useful. It foc...
Lithium’s quantum spin may shape its effects in the brain, study suggests
University of Surrey researchers used quantum simulations to show that the different nuclear spins of lithium-6 and lithium-7 could alter a vitamin C-related brain reaction, offering a plausible ...
Pottery styles reveal contrasting paths to social complexity in Neolithic Europe
Societal changes do not follow a linear path—this also holds true for Neolithic Europe, approximately 8,000 to 4,000 years ago. Two researchers from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) and the Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) in...
EU backs QIA quantum network prototype with €47.5M grant
The 42-month program aims to connect two metropolitan quantum networks over long-distance fiber using quantum repeaters ...
Cisco quantum network controller lets apps order entanglement on demand
Cisco quantum network controller prototype schedules entanglement on request so quantum networks can grow beyond a handful of ...
NASA is searching for hidden caves to build its first Moon base
NASA is preparing for humanity’s first Moon base with three investigations that will hunt for underground shelters, uncover hidden ice, and track dangerous conditions on the lunar surface. The findings could reveal how astronauts can survive and thri...
Einstein Probe reveals a hidden phase of neutron star collisions
Einstein Probe revealed nearly 10 minutes of soft X-ray activity following a short gamma-ray burst, exposing a phase of neutron star mergers that previous missions may have missed. The prolonged emission could have been powered by a newly formed magn...
From ‘quantum-enhanced’ to ‘quantum-safe’: Why banks are preparing in advance for the new big threat
As AI dominates current cybersecurity concerns, a far greater threat looms over banking: quantum computing. We explain what ...
Quanfluence raises $10 million to build full-stack quantum computer
Pi Ventures, which led the company's seed round in 2024, participated in the latest round, while Rainmatter by Zerodha also ...
Diraq Advances to Final Stage of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
Funding of up to US$300 million will support independent verification and validation of Diraq's path to utility-scale, ...
IBM Advances to Stage C of DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
Alongside its participation in QBI, IBM continues to collaborate with partners across industry, government, and academia to ...
Atom Computing Selected by DARPA for Final Stage of Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
DARPA launched the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative to evaluate whether practical, industrial quantum computers can be realized sooner than conventional industry projections. Atom Computing was ...
IonQ was the first quantum computer chosen by NVIDIA. A hardware expert considers the significance of this adoption, which does not generate revenue—revisi…
On September 23, IonQ announced that its Superion 256 would be the first quantum computer to be installed at NVIDIA's Quantum ...