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While quantum computers offer many novel possibilities, they also pose a threat to internet security because these supercomputers render common encryption methods vulnerable. Researchers have…

In order for quantum computers to be useful in practice, errors must be detected and corrected. A team of experimental physicists at the University of…

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of North Texas, the NASA Glenn Research Center, and…

During post-mortems on citizens slain by Russian invaders in Bucha, Ukraine, and buried in mass graves, forensic physicians and pathologists discovered projectiles known as “fléchettes,”…

Smaller dinosaurs seeded the earth with the components to develop life long before a space rock caused death on an unparalleled scale to the dinosaurs.…

Mirrors, how I love them. What would we do if you weren’t here? Who else could tell us when our hair is a mess or…

Perovskites are a prominent possibility for eventually replacing silicon as the preferred material for solar panels. They have the promise for low-cost, low-temperature manufacture of…

The windy and chaotic remnants of recently destroyed stars could be launching the universe’s fastest particles. Pulsars are highly magnetic neutron stars that produce a…

Do you spend hours each day in front of a computer? Looking for a natural, human way to alleviate carpal tunnel syndrome by using your…

If your dreams aren’t already overflowing with terrible real-life monsters, here’s another: a vicious and poisonous worm with four deadly fangs made of copper. The…

In 2025, China plans to test a kinetic impactor device to modify the trajectory of an oncoming asteroid. The impactor system will feature a high-speed…

Unicorns in Austin Workrise has announced the layoff of an undefined number of people as it quits certain verticals and looks to sell off sections…