A strange cloud of dust and gas is slowly being sucked into the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. A large, mysterious object is slowly being sucked into the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, an extreme rendezvous of epic proportions that we’ve closely been following for over two…
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Scientists prove particles in a quantum system can be rejuvenated
This is heavy stuff…can Ant Man be far behind? LOL The team published papers in Physical Review X, Quantum, Arxiv, Physical Review Letters and Optica on theoretical research and experiments proving it’s possible to “accelerate, decelerate and reverse the flow of time within arbitrary, even uncontrolled quantum systems.” These unique physical processes, capable of disrupting…
Quantum Steampunk Is a Real, Retrofuturistic Field of Physics
The real field of quantum steampunk is cutting-edge science. Scientists are mashing up steamy old thermodynamics and cutting-edge quantum mechanics into a new field they’re calling quantum steampunk. By combining some of the most established 19th-century science with nano-scale quantum technology, researchers say they can solve complex problems that require versatility and skill in both…
Major quantum computing breakthrough could mean the revolution is here
Scientists at Sussex University have managed to transfer data between chips accurately at record speeds. But publishing results in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications, the research team at Sussex University demonstrated a way to transfer information between quantum chips with 99.999993% reliability, the connection rate was 2424/s. For more, check out this Tech Radar story.
Scientists just found a planet that’s stranger than you can imagine
Nothing like a little strangeness to spark the imagination. Like the moon, Wolf 1069 b is “tidally locked” in its orbit, meaning the same side is constantly facing the red dwarf star. As a result, the planet’s “dayside” is perpetually day, and the nightside perpetually night. For more, check out this Mashable story.
AI Has Successfully Imitated Human Evolution
Yeah, that’s probably not optimal… Researchers at the University of California-San Francisco, the University of California-Berkeley, and Salesforce Research, a science arm of the SF-based software company, developed an AI capable of copying evolution itself. This doesn’t mean the AI created some sort of evolutionary superior superhuman (yet), but instead, the AI designed sequences of…
Intel stock tumbles after brutal results
I don’t normally post business news, but this is also a technology story. Intel used to be the gold standard in computer chips…but not anymore. One analyst said there were “no words” to describe the collapse of Intel, which has suffered as consumer demand for PCs has slackened overall. While the PC market is hurting…
Earth’s Inner Core May Have Started Rotating in the Opposite Direction
I didn’t even know that was possible! The rotation of the Earth’s inner core may be reversing, scientists have found in a study that sheds new light on geological processes occurring deep within our planet. For more, check out this Newsweek/MSN story.
Fluke Discovery of Ancient Farming Technique Could Stabilize Crop Yields
As climates around the world grow harsher and increasingly unpredictable, concerns are increasing over our world’s food security. While studying food diversity in 2011, environmental scientist Morgan Ruelle, now at Clark University, accidentally stumbled across one possible technique that could help stabilize dipping crop yields. For more, check out this ScienceAlert story.
Scientists create a self-repairing material
Scientists have created a self-repairing material from a tiny, but strong natural force. When two genetically modified bacterial cells come in close proximity, these proteins come together and keep the cells attached to each other. By surrounding each cell with this sticky, elastic material, bacterial cells will cluster together to form a living slime. For…