Quantum chip opens new way to read complex quantum systems
A quantum computing method called QCS reconstructed spectra from static, open and periodically driven quantum systems using one…
Newer blood thinners linked to slower Alzheimer’s decline
Newer blood thinners were linked to slightly slower memory and thinking decline in people with both Alzheimer’s disease…
New recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygen
Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method that uses only water and oxygen to break down durable plastics such…
Scientists achieve the impossible by creating matter from empty space
Something has been lurking in empty space, and for the first time, physicists may have caught it leaving…
Violent asteroid impacts may have helped spark life on early Earth
Long before oceans teemed with life, Earth endured relentless violence. Asteroids slammed into its surface again and again,…
Atomic clocks may be powerful enough to detect the quantum fabric of time
Time feels familiar. It marks every moment of daily life, from the ticking of a wall clock to…
Researchers may have discovered the key to understanding human consciousness
For centuries, people have wondered what separates being awake from being asleep, dreaming, or unconscious. Scientists have searched…
A single workout can rewire your brain’s memory circuits
A brief period of exercise may do more for your brain than you expect. New research led by…
Gravitational waves finally reveal what’s inside neutron stars
Some of the universe’s densest objects can twist, stretch, and resonate in ways that challenge even the most…
New platinum-free photocatalyst turns sunlight and water into renewable energy
A small beaker of water can look ordinary. Under the right light, it can also become a quiet…
Dark matter and neutrinos are linked and interact with each other
A quiet shift in the numbers behind the universe’s growth is pushing scientists toward a bold possibility. Two…
773,000-year-old Moroccan cave fossils reveal human and neandertal evolutionary split
A set of ancient human fossils found on Morocco’s Atlantic coast now sits on one of the tightest…