Quantum-optical spin glass could improve how AI remembers and learns

A new study has demonstrated that it is possible to make a network of atoms and photons that could improve how artificial intelligence stores and recalls memories. This network, called a quantum-optical spin glass, works as an associative memory, a form of AI that enables the recall of full memories from partial information—much like how […]

A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage

Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system’s smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet.

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Surf’s up: How the seafloor shapes breaking waves

A new study led by surfing scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego revealed the physical relationships underlying a pattern familiar to generations of surfers.

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AI suggests new physics experiments that could outperform human-designed setups

Research means asking questions of the universe. For centuries, clever minds have advanced science by devising ingenious experiments designed so their results reveal something about the laws of nature as clearly and unambiguously as possible.

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Video: Colo. trooper uses cruiser to stop wrong-way driver

After the collision, troopers placed the driver into custody on charges of driving while under the influence, reckless driving, open container and failure to provide valid insurance

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Starbase, home to SpaceX, launches hiring for new police department

Starbase, a city that grew out of SpaceX’s development of its South Texas launch site, is looking to hire six officers and two sergeants to patrol the industrial area in Cybertrucks

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Video: Woman attempts to stab Conn. State Capitol officer through cruiser window

Surveillance footage shows the woman kept attempting to stab at the window until the knife broke, after which she ran from the scene

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Dual-purpose qubit design could speed operations while cutting quantum errors

Researchers from MIT have designed a new qubit architecture that enables qubits to interact with each other much more quickly while remaining very stable. This advance could someday help scientists build practical quantum computers that can run long, complex algorithms with high accuracy.

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Heat has a memory—and a new theoretical framework can track it

Heat, it turns out, has a memory. A cooling cup of coffee may not seem particularly thoughtful. At the scale of a kitchen, heat appears to follow a straightforward rule: it moves from warmer places to cooler ones. Leave the cup unattended long enough, and the disappointing result offers convincing evidence that this rule works. […]

Quantum control algorithm looks to explain how birds migrate

The hidden world of quantum mechanics exists at scales many orders of magnitude smaller than living organisms, yet scientists have long theorized that quantum effects play an important role in biology. Birds’ ability to sense magnetic fields during migration is one of the best-known mysteries in this field, with leading theories suggesting that this sensing […]

The biggest black hole merger ever observed could be less massive than it appears

Gravitational waves are ripples in spacetime created when pairs of black holes spiral into each other and eventually merge. But if this ripple has been warped by another massive object on its way to Earth, a new analysis suggests that these black holes might appear far larger than they really are.

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1 killed, 2 officers among 6 wounded in shooting at downtown Minneapolis apartment building

The FBI joined local and state authorities responding to the shooting at an apartment building near the Minneapolis Convention Center

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Trapped light generates nanoscale magnetization

Using an engineered metasurface that traps light, Cornell researchers have demonstrated a new way to generate strong static magnetic fields without using external magnets or magnetic materials—an approach that could advance spintronics, quantum and photonic computing, and data storage.

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Making superconductors thinner can change how they accommodate magnetic fields

What happens when a superconductor becomes so thin that electrons can no longer behave as if they were moving through an ordinary three-dimensional piece of metal? This question has been at the center of my recent work on quantum confinement in metallic films. Over the past few years, I have been developing this line of […]

Hubble tracks new decagon encircling Saturn’s south pole

Recent observations with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have revealed a giant, evolving, 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn’s south pole. This discovery marks the first time a large, regular-sided jet pattern has been observed in the planet’s southern hemisphere. The feature appears remarkably similar to Saturn’s famous hexagon at its north pole but is also distinctly […]