Optimizing continuous-variable functions with quantum annealing
Quantum annealing (QA) is a cutting-edge algorithm that leverages the unique properties of quantum computing to tackle complex combinatorial optimization problems (a class of mathematical problems dealing with discrete-variable functions)......»»
Humane launches "Ai Pin," a screenless wearable powered by OpenAI
Humane has launched its AI Pin, an AI-powered wearable, designed to replace your smartphone. After months of anticipation, stealth startup Humane has finally launched the Ai Pin. The device is a screenless AI wearable that functions without the.....»»
What Apple"s three GPU enhancements in A17 Pro and M3 actually do
Apps and games that utilize the Metal API target specific functions of Apple Silicon GPUs, which get even better with significant improvements to parallel processes in M3 and A17 Pro. Here's how it works.Apple's M3 family benefits from new GPU featur.....»»
Study leverages chiral phonons for transformative quantum effect
Quantum materials hold the key to a future of lightning-speed, energy-efficient information systems. The problem with tapping their transformative potential is that in solids, the vast number of atoms often drowns out the exotic quantum properties el.....»»
Netskope Next Gen SASE Branch eliminates complicated, inefficient legacy branch infrastructure
Netskope unveiled the Next Gen SASE Branch: a major step forward in infrastructure that uses Netskope’s Borderless SD-WAN to transform how organizations manage their most critical networking and security functions and optimize enterprise branch.....»»
Security in the impending age of quantum computers
Quantum computing is poised to be one of the most important technologies of the 21st century. With global governments having collectively pledged more than $38 billion in public funds for quantum technologies and $2.1 billion of new private capital f.....»»
Acquitting a physicist accused of "obscurantism"
American-born British theoretical physicist David Bohm made many significant contributions to physics. But he's most famous for challenging convention and interpreting quantum mechanics in terms of nonlocal or hidden variables. Several eminent contem.....»»
Research overcomes major obstacle for quantum sensor development
Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute (NBI) have removed a key obstacle for development of extremely sensitive monitoring devices based on quantum technology......»»
How machine learning can support data assimilation for Earth system models
Data assimilation is the combination of the latest observations with a short-range forecast to obtain the best possible estimate of the current state of the Earth system. Machine learning can contribute to it by optimizing the use of satellite observ.....»»
"Stop The Madness" dev calls for boycott of Apple"s Feedback Assistant
After continuous frustration with what seems like a system that was built to fail, Apple developer Jeff Johnson wants developers to band together and get Apple to notice Feedback's failures.Feedback AssistantAnyone who pays attention to the developer.....»»
Realizing in situ electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy using single nanodiamond sensors
Researchers have used the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center inside a single nanodiamond for quantum sensing to overcome the problem of random particle rotation. Their study is published in Nature Communications......»»
Large herbivores such as elephants, bison and moose shown to contribute to tree diversity
Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world's protected areas. The study shows that regions with abundant large herbivores in many settings have a more variable tree cover, which is expected to benefit biodiver.....»»
Random wrinkles for opto-physical unclonable functions
The convergence of digital technology and the internet has led to the emergence of complex digital networks utilizing ubiquitous electronic devices such as mobile phones and smart home appliances. As a result, we can access and exchange information f.....»»
Saturday Citations: Mars limnology, phage immunology, quantum technology. Plus: The mushrooms are coming
This week, we reported on LIGO upgrades, parasitic fungi and a new analysis of Curiosity rover data. Also, did you know that viruses also attack bacteria? But at that scale, it's a lot less like catching a cold and a lot more like Harry Dean Stanton.....»»
Controlling waves in magnets with superconductors for the first time
Quantum physicists at Delft University of Technology have shown that it's possible to control and manipulate spin waves on a chip using superconductors for the first time. These tiny waves in magnets may offer an alternative to electronics in the fut.....»»
Effects of integrated rice-crayfish farming on soil biodiversity and functions
Global food security is currently challenged by global changes, population expansion, and resource constrains. Integrated farming has been proposed as a sustainable approach to boost food production by taking advantage of the synergies between contra.....»»
New quantum computing architecture achieves electron charge qubit with 0.1 millisecond coherence time
Coherence stands as a pillar of effective communication, whether it is in writing, speaking or information processing. This principle extends to quantum bits, or qubits, the building blocks of quantum computing. A quantum computer could one day tackl.....»»
The "spinaron": New quantum effect challenges the long-held Kondo effect
For the first time, experimental physicists from the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat have demonstrated a new quantum effect aptly named the "spinaron." In a meticulously controlled environment and using an advanced set of instruments,.....»»
Interacting polarons: Physicists simulate interacting quasiparticles in ultracold quantum gas
An electron moving through a solid generates a polarization in its environment due to its electric charge. In his theoretical considerations, the Russian physicist Lev Landau extended the description of such particles by their interaction with the en.....»»
Variable star RZ Piscium has a compact and highly perturbed debris disk, study finds
Using NASA's Spitzer and WISE space telescopes, astronomers from the Steward Observatory and elsewhere have observed a well-known variable star designated RZ Piscium. They found that the star's circumstellar debris disk is compact and highly perturbe.....»»
Room-temperature continuous-wave topological Dirac-vortex microcavity lasers on silicon
With the explosive growth of data traffic, it is highly desired to develop hybrid photonic integrated circuits combining various optical components on a single chip......»»