It is impossible to build a practical quantum broadcaster
Can we broadcast quantum information? Weiquan Lin/Getty Images Sharing quantum information the same way we broadcast TV or radio programs…
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AI-generated responses are undermining crowdsourced research studies
Some people who take part in online research projects are using AI to save time Daniele D’Andreti/Unsplash Online questionnaires are…
NASA and IBM built an AI to predict solar flares before they hit Earth
Solar flares can be a threat to GPS and communications satellites NASA/SDO/AIA An artificial intelligence model trained on NASA satellite…
Why no one can agree on what quantum physics really means
What does interpretation really mean when it comes to quantum theory? Shutterstock/cybermagician If you asked a thousand physicists, they would…
Extremely cold atoms defy entropy and refuse to heat up
Some atoms simply refuse to obey entropy Shutterstock / Mendin Repeatedly energising a collection of ultracold atoms should destroy their…
We have detected a single electron with unprecedented speed
Quickly detecting a lone electron is a difficult task agsandrew/Shutterstock We can now detect single electrons with the resolution of…
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede could be a giant dark matter detector
A view of Ganymede from NASA’s Juno spacecraft JunoCam/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kalleheikki Kannisto Jupiter’s moon Ganymede could be a vast dark matter detector,…
Quantum device detects all units of electricity at once
To measure electricity, we need standardised units Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images A single quantum device could define all three units we…
Flower-like origami patterns could inspire folding spacecraft
Origami “bloom” designs fold into flower-like shapes BYU Photo A new family of origami shapes that unfold like flower petals…