- January 9, 2025
Quantum computers get automatic error correction for the first time
Quantum computers could use heat to eliminate errors Chalmers University of Technology, Lovisa Håkansson A tiny cooling device can automatically reset malfunctioning components of a
Global treaty is failing to curb ultra-potent HFC-23 greenhouse gas emissions
Air-conditioning units, which often use HFC gases, on a building in Shenyang, China Visual China Group via Getty Images Emissions of a powerful greenhouse gas
Glowing biological quantum sensor could track how cells form
A fluorescent protein based on one made by the bioluminescent crystal jelly can be used as a quantum sensor Alex Archontakis/Alamy Quantum sensors made from
Food made without farming will go on sale in the US in 2025
Croissant dough made from Savor’s farm-free butter Savor Growing numbers of people will be able to sample new types of butter, chocolate and ice cream
AI-powered avatars can gesture naturally as they speak
Humans use both speech and gestures to convey information Stanford University An artificial intelligence model can make virtual avatars gesture naturally to match spoken words
Quantum entanglement can be endlessly ’embezzled’ from quantum fields
Some quantum fields have an infinite amount of entanglement that can be taken Jurik Peter/Shutterstock Entanglement is one of the most valuable resources in the
OpenAI’s o3 model aced a test of AI reasoning – but it’s still not AGI
OpenAI announced a breakthrough achievement for its new o3 AI model Rokas Tenys / Alamy OpenAI’s new o3 artificial intelligence model has achieved a breakthrough
The best space images from 2024
The Penguin and the compact elliptical galaxy the Egg NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has now been focusing its powerful eye
Butchered bones tell of shocking massacre in prehistoric Britain
An adult skull from the Charterhouse Warren mass grave in the UK, featuring cut marks and a blunt force fracture Ian R. Carwright/Institute of Archaeology
Why AI must learn to admit ignorance and say 'I don't know'
The ability to admit ignorance could be a sign of truly intelligent AI, and a new quiz of unsolved or perhaps even unsolvable questions aims
