• Encryption upgrade in 2024 will keep data safe from quantum computers

    Updated: 2023-12-31 10:00:01
    We probably don't need to worry about quantum computers being able to break encryption in 2024, but cryptographers are planning a security upgrade just in case

  • A New Way to Characterize Habitable Planets

    Updated: 2023-12-30 13:50:48
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search A New Way to Characterize Habitable Planets December 30, 2023 Caltech Dramatic plumes spray water ice and vapor from many locations along the famed tiger stripes near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus . The tiger stripes are four prominent , approximately 84-mile- 135-kilometer- long fractures that cross the moon's south polar terrain . Credit : NASA JPL-Caltech Space Science Institute For decades , science fiction authors have imagined scenarios in which life thrives on the harsh surfaces of Mars or our Moon , or in the oceans below the icy surfaces of Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s moon Europa . But the study of habitability—the conditions required to support

  • C2QA, a Year in Review

    Updated: 2023-12-29 20:05:21
    The Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage has been growing, building, and working hard every year to support their mission--building the tools necessary to create scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant quantum computer systems. Here are some of this year's highlights.

  • In coastal communities, sea level rise may leave some isolated

    Updated: 2023-12-29 20:04:13
    , Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search In coastal communities , sea level rise may leave some isolated December 29, 2023 Ohio State University Amid the threat of dramatic sea level rise , coastal communities face unprecedented dangers , but a new study reveals that as flooding intensifies , disadvantaged populations will be the ones to experience some of the most severe burdens of climate . change While accelerating sea level rise will result in widespread intermittent flooding and long-term inundation in many coastal communities , the paper , recently published in lead author of the study and an assistant professor of civil , environmental and geodetic engineering at The Ohio State , University the first step in

  • Artificial intelligence as therapeutic support

    Updated: 2023-12-29 13:22:13
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Artificial intelligence as therapeutic support December 29, 2023 University of Basel Artificial intelligence AI can reliably detect emotions based on facial expressions in psychotherapeutic situations . These are the findings of a feasibility study by researchers from the Faculty of Psychology and the University Psychiatric Clinics UPK at the University of Basel . The AI system is also able to reliably predict therapeutic success in patients with borderline personality . pathology The face is a mirror for a person†s emotional state . The interpretation of facial expressions as part of psychotherapy or psychotherapeutic research , for example , is a very effective way of

  • Low-carbohydrate diets emphasizing healthy, plant-based sources associated with slower long-term weight gain

    Updated: 2023-12-29 13:20:35
    , Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Low-carbohydrate diets emphasizing healthy , plant-based sources associated with slower long-term weight gain December 29, 2023 Harvard University Researchers observed that low-carbohydrate diets high in proteins , fats and carbohydrates from healthy , plant-based sources were linked with slower long-term weight gain . Diets high in animal-based proteins and fats or refined carbohydrates were associated with faster long-term weight . gain The study provides further evidence for the benefits of diets comprised mostly of fruits , vegetables , healthy carbohydrates like whole grains , and low-fat dairy . products Low-carbohydrate diets comprised mostly of plant-based proteins and

  • Regret rarer than believed among patients who undergo gender affirming surgery

    Updated: 2023-12-29 13:17:25
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Regret rarer than believed among patients who undergo gender affirming surgery December 29, 2023 Johns Hopkins Summary In an article published in JAMA Surgery , three researchers from Johns Hopkins challenge the common belief that many transgender and gender diverse TGD individuals regret gender-affirming surgery GAS They analyzed existing studies and found that less than 1 of TGD people regret undergoing GAS , a rate much lower than in cisgender individuals . They suggest that reasons for surgery and careful adherence to established guidelines may contribute to this low regret . The researchers propose using better measurement tools and conducting thorough assessments to

  • New Study Reveals Angelica Gigas Extract as a Promising Natural Solution for Improving Vascular Health and Combatting High-Fat Diet-Linked Cardiovascular Issues

    Updated: 2023-12-29 13:10:59
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search New Study Reveals Angelica Gigas Extract as a Promising Natural Solution for Improving Vascular Health and Combatting High-Fat Diet-Linked Cardiovascular Issues December 29, 2023 Impact Journals Researchers conducted a study published in the journal Aging” to explore the effects of Angelica gigas extract AGE on vascular dysfunction associated with high-fat diets . They used AGE on rats with a high-fat diet and found that it improved blood vessel function by reducing plaque formation and oxidative stress while increasing nitric oxide . levels The study focused on how AGE works on the blood vessels by regulating specific pathways involving enzymes and cellular processes . It was

  • Can we trust students to collect data ready to use in scientific research?

    Updated: 2023-12-29 13:07:30
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Can we trust students to collect data ready to use in scientific research December 29, 2023 Polish Association of Social Psychology Recent efforts to improve on the openness and transparency in science have already begun paying off towards greater integrity in the way researchers do and report science . It is now common practice for scientists to pre-register their studies and share openly their materials and data , so that their research is easily available to scientific scrutiny and . collaborations However , behaviors during data collection are still somewhat of a “black box” , especially when done by students . In fact , there are plenty of questionable and even fraudulent

  • Quantum state of matter made with 'dipolar' molecules for first time

    Updated: 2023-12-29 13:00:10
    A quantum state of matter comprising molecules with opposite charges at each end has been made for the first time. It could help probe our understanding of the quantum properties of exotic materials

  • Demystifying a mammal’s brain, cell by cell

    Updated: 2023-12-29 00:20:04
    , Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Demystifying a mammal†s brain , cell by cell December 29, 2023 Harvard University Cell atlas of the mouse brain determined by a genome-scale imaging technology called MERFISH . Shown is one sagittal section with cells colored by category . Image courtesy of Xiaowei Zhuang Agroup of scientists , including several at Harvard , have dived deeper into the mammalian brain than ever before by categorizing and mapping at the molecular level all of its thousands of different cell . types The researchers reported their work in  Nature through a series of 10 papers — six with Harvard affiliations . It†s part of the National Institutes of Health†s Brain Research Through Advancing

  • What shapes your dog’s personality

    Updated: 2023-12-29 00:18:20
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search What shapes your dog†s personality December 29, 2023 Harvard University Some dogs love to play fetch , while others watch the tennis ball roll by with little interest . Some run circles around their owners , herding them , during walks , while others stop to sniff everything in their . path It begs the question — why do dogs behave so differently , even within their own breeds Erin Hecht assistant professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard , is seeking answers through  The Canine Brains . Project  She recently gave a talk organized by the University†s  Brain Science Initiative  on the emerging field of canine neuroscience , and what we know so far about our furry

  • Artificially Intelligent Coscientist Automates Scientific Discovery

    Updated: 2023-12-29 00:15:59
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Artificially Intelligent Coscientist Automates Scientific Discovery December 29, 2023 Carnegie Institution for Science A non-organic intelligent system has for the first time designed , planned and executed a chemistry experiment , Carnegie Mellon University researchers report in the Dec . 21 issue of the journal Nature doi:10.1038 s41586-023-06792-0 We anticipate that intelligent agent systems for autonomous scientific experimentation will bring tremendous discoveries , unforeseen therapies and new materials . While we cannot predict what those discoveries will be , we hope to see a new way of conducting research given by the synergetic partnership between humans and machines ,

  • Why are Americans so sick? Researchers point to middle grocery aisles.

    Updated: 2023-12-28 13:30:49
    . Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Why are Americans so sick Researchers point to middle grocery . aisles December 28, 2023 Harvard University According to the Centers for Disease Control , more than 40 percent of Americans are obese , and many struggle with comorbidities such as Type 2 diabetes , heart disease , and . cancer What is making us so sick The ultra-processed foods that make up the bulk of the American diet are among the major culprits , according to an online panel hosted by Harvard†s T.H . Chan School of Public Health last . week Experts from Harvard and the National Institutes of Health joined journalist Larissa Zimberoff , author of “Technically Food : Inside Silicon Valley†s Mission to

  • Social media platforms generate billions in annual ad revenue from US youth

    Updated: 2023-12-28 13:24:13
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Social media platforms generate billions in annual ad revenue from US youth December 28, 2023 Harvard University Social media platforms Facebook , Instagram , Snapchat , TikTok , X formerly Twitter and YouTube collectively derived nearly 11 billion in advertising revenue from U.S . based users younger than 18 in 2022, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H . Chan School of Public Health . The study is the first to offer estimates of the number of youth users on these platforms and how much annual ad revenue is attributable to . them The study will be published on December 27, 2023, in  PLOS . ONE “As concerns about youth mental health grow , more and more policymakers are

  • New reptile on the block: A new iguana species discovered in China

    Updated: 2023-12-28 13:21:28
    : Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search New reptile on the block : A new iguana species discovered in China December 28, 2023 Pensoft Publishers Calotes wangi . A new iguana joins Asia†s rich reptile fauna , officially described as new to science in the open-access journal  ZooKeys “From 2009 to 2022, we conducted a series of field surveys in South China and collected a number of specimens of the  Calotes versicolor  species complex , and found that the population of what we thought was  Calotes versicolor  in South China and Northern Vietnam was a new undescribed species and two subspecies,” says Yong Huang , whose team described the new . species Wang†s garden lizard Calotes wangi  is less than 9 cm

  • A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets

    Updated: 2023-12-28 13:20:25
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets December 28, 2023 MIT In the search for extraterrestrial life , MIT scientists say a planet†s carbon-lite atmosphere , relative to its neighbors , could be a sure and detectable signal of habitability . Credits:Image : Christine Daniloff , MIT iStock Scientists at MIT , the University of Birmingham , and elsewhere say that astronomers†best chance of finding liquid water , and even life on other planets , is to look for the absence , rather than the presence , of a chemical feature in their . atmospheres The researchers propose that if a terrestrial planet has substantially less carbon

  • What geckos have to do with quantum computing

    Updated: 2023-12-28 01:20:33
    When my brother and I were little, we sometimes played video games on weekend mornings, before our parents woke up. We owned a 3DO console, which ran the game Gex. Gex is named after its main character, a gecko. Stepping … Continue reading →

  • How antibiotic-resistant bacteria can teach us to modify behavior

    Updated: 2023-12-27 16:54:53
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search How antibiotic-resistant bacteria can teach us to modify behavior December 27, 2023 UCLA Most people want to do something about climate change , but lifestyle trade-offs and a narrowing window to enact broad changes to industrial , transportation , and consumption patterns are daunting enough to make them . resist Resistance has different meanings across different fields of study . But UCLA biologists who study resistance in the natural world believe insights gleaned from some of its smallest inhabitants could help identify barriers to social changes , including those required to resolve human–wildlife conflicts , and formulate specific strategies for overcoming . them

  • Team Develops Polymers That Can Kill Bacteria

    Updated: 2023-12-27 16:53:52
    Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Team Develops Polymers That Can Kill Bacteria December 27, 2023 Texas A M Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become a rapidly growing threat to public health . Each year , they account for more than 2.8 million infections , according to the U.S . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Without new antibiotics , even common injuries and infections harbor the potential to become . lethal Scientists are now one step closer to eliminating that threat , thanks to a Texas A M University-led collaboration that has developed a new family of polymers capable of killing bacteria without inducing antibiotic resistance by disrupting the membrane of these . microorganisms “The new

  • Quantum physicists just got more certain about quantum uncertainty

    Updated: 2023-12-21 08:00:44
    An extension of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, which places limits on how precisely you can measure the properties of quantum objects, has found that it really isn't possible to cheat the laws of quantum physics

  • Famous quantum experiment could be shrunk to the size of a single atom

    Updated: 2023-12-20 13:00:28
    A single, extremely cold atom could play the role of two slits in the classic double-slit experiment from quantum physics, something that was previously thought to be impossible

  • Google wants to solve tricky physics problems with quantum computers

    Updated: 2023-12-19 08:00:31
    Quantum computers could become more useful now researchers at Google have designed an algorithm that can translate complex physical problems into the language of quantum physics

  • Video inside centrifuge shows we don’t fully understand fluid physics

    Updated: 2023-12-15 16:00:06
    The first footage from inside a centrifuge has uncovered unexpected swirls and vortices inside shower gel and other fluids

  • 2023 was the year that artificial intelligence went mainstream

    Updated: 2023-12-13 18:00:00
    From ChatGPT to Gemini, this year was dominated by large language models and other AIs becoming everyday tools used by millions of people

  • LK-99 superconductor mania swept the internet for a few weeks in 2023

    Updated: 2023-12-13 18:00:00
    The promise of a material that could revolutionise the way we use electricity captured imaginations on social media, which also helped researchers quickly determine that LK-99 wasn't what it seemed

  • Make these four classic cocktails and become a fluid dynamics expert

    Updated: 2023-12-12 16:00:00
    Delicious drinks can be the perfect miniature laboratory for demonstrating the weird physics of fluids. Here are four of the best examples and how you can try them at home

  • Mystery of the quantum lentils: Are legumes exchanging secret signals?

    Updated: 2023-12-12 16:00:00
    For 100 years, we have puzzled over the purpose of biophotons, low-level radiation emitted by all plants. Precision studies of lentils now hint that it could be a form of quantum communication

  • Crossing the quantum chasm: From NISQ to fault tolerance

    Updated: 2023-12-09 18:51:52
    On December 6, I gave a keynote address at the Q2B 2023 Conference in Silicon Valley. Here is a transcript of my remarks. Toward quantum value The theme of this year’s Q2B meeting is “The Roadmap to Quantum Value.” I … Continue reading →

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  • Astrobiology meets quantum computation?

    Updated: 2023-10-23 00:04:20
    The origin of life appears to share little with quantum computation, apart from the difficulty of achieving it and its potential for clickbait. Yet similar notions of complexity have recently garnered attention in both fields. Each topic’s researchers expect only … Continue reading →

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    Updated: 2023-09-10 18:06:25
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