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Small, room-temperature quantum computers that use light on the horizon after breakthrough, scientists sayScientists say they’ve cracked a key challenge in scalable quantum hardware after generating an error-correcting, light-based qubit on a chip for the first time.
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Scientists invent weird, shape-shifting 'electronic ink' that could give rise to a new generation of flexible gadgetsScientists harnessed the unique properties of gallium to create the ink, which can be produced using conventional printing methods.
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Millions of qubits on a single quantum processor now possible after cryogenic breakthroughScientists in Australia have developed a quantum control chip that removes a key obstacle to getting qubits into practical, real-world computing systems.
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Breakthrough quantum computer could solve problems 200 times faster than a supercomputerScientists have built a compact physical qubit with built-in error correction, and now say it could be scaled into a 1,000-qubit machine that is small enough to fit inside a data center. They plan to release this machine in 2031.
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Hurricanes and sandstorms can be forecast 5,000 times faster thanks to new Microsoft AI modelMicrosoft's Aurora AI beat existing systems in predicting weather conditions over a 14-day period in 91% of cases, including hurricanes, sandstorms and ocean swells.
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AI creates better and funnier memes than people, study shows — even when people use AI for helpIn a study, memes created by OpenAI's GPT-4o model were, on average, rated funnier, more creative and more shareable than those created by humans.
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World's first light-powered neural processing units (NPUs) could massively reduce energy consumption in AI data centersQ.ANT's new chip uses photon power in a bid to solve AI's big energy issue. It's also 50 times faster than silicon-based equivalents, the company says.
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Flat, razor-thin telescope lens could change the game in deep space imaging — and production could start soonScientists have developed an impossibly thin telescope lens that addresses a key astronomical challenge in a new study funded by NASA and DARPA.
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New 'microcomb' chip brings us closer to super accurate, fingertip-sized atomic clocksBreakthrough could pave the way for next-generation GPS in drones, smartphones and self-driving cars, scientists say.
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Google's 'moonshot factory' creates new internet with fingernail-sized chip that fires data around the world using light beamsGoogle X has introduced the Taara chip, a fingernail-sized invention that taps the "virtually limitless" potential of light-based internet connectivity.
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Coldest-ever qubits could lead to faster quantum computersScientists have cooled qubits to record low temperatures using a quantum refrigerator powered by "hot thermal baths."
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AI can now replicate itself — a milestone that has experts terrifiedScientists say AI has crossed a critical 'red line' after demonstrating how two popular large language models could clone themselves.
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Quantum computers that are actually useful 1 step closer thanks to new silicon processor that could pack millions of qubitsWe've just hit a 'critical inflection point' on the road to scalable quantum computers. Here's why.
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Just 2 hours is all it takes for AI agents to replicate your personality with 85% accuracyResearchers from Google and Stanford have created accurate AI replicas of more than 1,000 people.
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Near-unlimited EV range now a possibility thanks to surprising new technology — solar paintMercedes-Benz is developing a new type of solar paint that could free EV owners from the perennial problem of range anxiety.
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Future robots could one day tell how you're feeling by measuring your sweat, scientists sayScientists say a phenomenon called "skin conductance," which changes when you sweat, is a surprisingly accurate method for detecting emotions — with future robots that detect this able to tell your emotions.
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New quantum computing milestone smashes entanglement world recordResearchers have made significant progress in the quest for scalable and fault-tolerant quantum computers after entangling the most logical qubits on record.
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World's 1st mechanical qubit uses no light or electronics. It could lead to ultra-precise gravity-sensing tech.Scientists have created a single unit of quantum information using a superconducting circuit and a vibrating sapphire crystal.
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'Accidental discovery' creates candidate for universal memory — a weird semiconductor that consumes a billion times less powerA chance discovery by researchers could drastically lower the energy needed for next-generation memory technologies.
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'Quantum hard drives' closer to reality after scientists resolve 10-year-old problemScientists in Australia say they've cracked a key hurdle facing the the development of scalable quantum computers and practical quantum data storage.
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Monster 4,400-qubit quantum processor is '25,000 times faster' than its predecessorD-Wave says its new Advantage2 processor, which is designed for complex applications in AI, optimization and data science, is faster and more accurate than its existing 5,000-qubit system.
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Specialist 'carbon nanotube' AI chip built by Chinese scientists is 1st of its kind and highly energy-efficientScientists in China have developed a tensor processing unit (TPU) that uses carbon-based transistors instead of silicon – and they say it's extremely energy efficient.
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Prototype quantum processor boasts record 99.9% qubit fidelityIQM's quantum processor achieved 99.9% fidelity in recent tests, the company says. Here's what that actually means.
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China's upgraded light-powered 'AGI chip' is now a million times more efficient than before, researchers sayThe Taichi-II chiplet, which could one day power super-intelligent AI models, ups the ante in light-based processing.
