Princeton’s new quantum chip marks a major step toward quantum advantage
A Princeton team has reported their new qubit lasts for over 1 millisecond, three times longer than the best ever reported in a lab setting, and nearly fifteen…
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Month: August 2026
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Markets and Finance AI detects cancer but it’s also reading who you are
Cancer-diagnosing AI can extract demographic clues from tissue slides, creating hidden bias in medical decisions. Scientists have now shown that this problem can be dramatically reduced with smarter…
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Markets and Finance New AI model reveals how neutron star mergers forge heavy elements
Artist’s impression of a neutron star merger. Credit: Dana Berry, SkyWorks Digital, Inc. Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence powered simulation that could significantly improve our understanding…
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Markets and Finance This new 3D chip could break AI’s biggest bottleneck
To test the new chips, the researchers used a special machine, like the one pictured here, to perform automated electrical characterization of the designs on a wafer of…
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Markets and Finance SpaceX wants to build AI data centers in space. Will it work?
The dream of AI data centers in space is moving closer to reality—but surviving the brutal realities of orbit may be even harder than launching them there. Credit:…