Experiment opens door for millions of qubits on one chip
Researchers from the University of Basel and the NCCR SPIN have achieved the first controllable interaction between two hole spin qubits in a conventional silicon transistor. The breakthrough opens up the possibility of integrating millions of these.....»»
Apple promotes the A18 Pro chip’s performance in new iPhone 16 Pro ad
Apple has been running many different ads to promote the iPhone 16 – and most of them are related to Apple Intelligence. This time, however, the company has launched a new ad focused on highlighting the performance of the A18 Pro chip, which powers.....»»
Gurman: Apple has no ‘meaningful’ AirPods Max plans after USB-C refresh
According to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter, Apple has no ‘meaningful’ plans to refresh after the introduction of the USB-C model earlier this year. If you were waiting for a bigger refresh with a newer chip, improved noise cancellat.....»»
NFL"s Gronk calls Apple his best-ever investment
Famed tight end Rob Gronkowski made millions from his NFL years but the best investment return he saw was from Apple stock he forgot he'd bought.Rob Gronkowski — image source: Wiki CommonsApple has tried — and failed — to invest in the NFL thro.....»»
New mechanism in bacterial DNA enzyme opens pathways for antibiotic development
Researchers from Durham University, Jagiellonian University (Poland) and the John Innes Center have achieved a breakthrough in understanding DNA gyrase, a vital bacterial enzyme and key antibiotic target. This enzyme, present in bacteria but absent i.....»»
Europa Clipper: Millions of miles down, instruments deploying
NASA's Europa Clipper, which launched Oct. 14 on a journey to Jupiter's moon Europa, is already 13 million miles (20 million kilometers) from Earth. Two science instruments have deployed hardware that will remain at attention, extending out from the.....»»
Mounting economic costs of India"s killer smog
Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country's economic growth......»»
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite vs. Apple A18 Pro: two top-tier chips clash
Qualcomm has taken the wraps off the Snapdragon 8 Elite, its newest and most powerful processor. How does it compare to the Apple A18 Pro chip?.....»»
Spies hack Wi-Fi networks in far-off land to launch attack on target next door
“Nearest Neighbor Attack” finally lets Russia’s Fancy Bear into target’s Wi-Fi network. One of 2024's coolest hacking tales occurred two years ago, but it wasn't revealed.....»»
Save $300 on Apple"s 1TB M4 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro this weekend
A trio of retailers are fighting for your money, by offering the 1TB 14-inch MacBook Pro with an upgraded M4 Pro chip at $300 off the list price.Grab weekend savings on the 14-inch MacBook Pro - Image credit: AppleThe M4 Pro update to the 14-inch Mac.....»»
Educating young people about social media could be far more effective than a ban—Finland can show us how
The federal government's proposed social media ban for under-16s has sparked widespread debate, affecting millions of young Australians, their families and educators. But will it actually work?.....»»
Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it"s taking a costly toll on the planet and on millions of young customers
Fast fashion is everywhere—in just about every mall, in the feeds of influencers on social media promoting overconsumption, and in ads constantly popping up online......»»
Geospatial mapping study shows drought trend in ag-dominated Arkansas Delta
The Delta, a regional powerhouse for Arkansas agriculture built by river flows, is showing a trend of increasing droughts. Using satellite imagery, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers comprehensively analyzed drought dynamics over fi.....»»
Photon qubits challenge AI, enabling more accurate quantum computing without error-correction techniques
In an era where AI and data are driving the scientific revolution, quantum computing technology is emerging as another game-changer in the development of new drugs and new materials......»»
The next Snapdragon X chip will be even more powerful than we thought
Qualcomm has officially announced that its next Snapdragon X PC chip will be powered not by the next generation of Oryon CPUs, but by the third generation......»»
Light-based technology is safe and effective for mitigating fungal contamination of cereal grains, study finds
Fungal contamination of cereal grains poses a substantial threat to food security and public health while causing hundreds of millions of dollars in economic losses annually. In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.....»»
New research could help nonprofits attract millions of online donors
When you're checking out at an online store, it's increasingly common to get a prompt inviting you to toss in a few bucks to a good cause. Your decision to give (or not) may feel like a reflection of how generous you're feeling in the moment. Yet how.....»»
Superior photosynthesis abilities of some plants could hold key to climate-resilient crops
More than 3 billion years ago, on an Earth entirely covered with water, photosynthesis first evolved in ancient bacteria. In the following millions of years, those bacteria evolved into plants, optimizing themselves along the way for various environm.....»»
Dinosaur drumsticks, X-ray videos and 3D models shed light on the evolution of bird motion
Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of Yale paleontologists prefer drumsticks. That part of the leg, they say, is where fibular reduction among some dinosaurs tens of millions of years.....»»
How trees adjust their strategies for acquiring nutrients through their roots as soil warms with climate change
Through a 20-year experiment, investigators have shown how different trees adjust their strategies for acquiring nutrients through their roots as soil warms with climate change......»»
Microsoft plans to boot security vendors out of the Windows kernel
Microsoft has announced the Windows Resiliency Initiative, aimed at avoiding a repeat of the prolonged worldwide IT outage caused by a buggy CrowdStrike update that took down millions of Windows machines and rendered them remotely unfixable. As part.....»»