New Search Algorithm Could Be Quantum Leap in Detection of Gravitational Waves
A new method of identifying gravitational wave signals using quantum computing could provide a valuable new tool for future astrophysicists. A team from the University…
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Ancient Space Dust Analysis Could Solve Mystery of Origins of Earth’s Water
An international team of scientists may have solved a key mystery about the origins of Earth’s water, after uncovering persuasive new evidence pointing to an…
Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease Detectable Before Significant Symptoms Are Obvious
Healthy people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease may show differences in brain structure and in cognitive test scores relating to reasoning and…
COVID-19 Shielding Less Effective Than Hoped
Shielding those at highest risk from Covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic may not have been as effective at protecting them from infection…
Developing Artificial Intelligence That “Thinks” Like Humans
Creating human-like AI is about more than mimicking human behavior – technology must also be able to process information, or ‘think’, like humans too if…
New Treatment Strategies for Severe COVID-19 and Long COVID From Rheumatoid Arthritis Investigation
Commonalities found between COVID-19 and Rheumatoid Arthritis could help development of new treatment strategies for Long Covid. The observations from the study – published in…
What Goes Up Must Come Down: Helping Clean Up Space Junk With First-of-Its-Kind Mission Optimizer
Less than a year on from the UK Space Agency committing £1 million in funding to combat space debris, Fujitsu UK has successfully combined quantum-inspired…
Ripples in Space-Time Detected – Caused by the Death Spiral of a Neutron Star and a Black Hole
First Detection of Gravitational Waves From Black Holes Swallowing Neutron Stars For the first time, scientists have picked up the ripples in space-time caused by…
Complex Molecules Could Hold the Secret to Identifying Alien Life – And Creating New Forms of Life in the Lab
Complex Molecules Could Hold the Secret to Identifying Alien Life A new system capable of identifying complex molecular signatures could aid in the search for…
Rare 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Could Hold Secrets to Life on Earth
Scientists are set to uncover the secrets of a rare meteorite and possibly the origins of oceans and life on Earth, thanks to Science and…
“Bat-Sense” Technology for Smartphones Generates Images From Sound
Scientists have found a way to equip everyday objects like smartphones and laptops with a bat-like sense of their surroundings. At the heart of the…
Holography “Quantum Leap” Using Entangled Photons Could Revolutionize Imaging
A new type of quantum holography that uses entangled photons to overcome the limitations of conventional holographic approaches could lead to improved medical imaging and…
Viruses Can Steal Our Genetic Code to Create New Hybrid Human-Virus Genes
Scientists have shown that a large group of viruses, including the influenza viruses and other serious pathogens, steal genetic signals from their hosts to expand…
Alien Civilization Could Use a Black Hole to Generate Energy – 50-Year-Old Theory Experimentally Verified
A 50-year-old theory that began as speculation about how an alien civilization could use a black hole to generate energy has been experimentally verified for…
Physicists Slow Down the Speed of Light
By applying a mask to an optical beam to give photons a spatial structure, physicists have demonstrated that spatially structured photons travel slower than the…
Gravitational-Wave Observations Shine New Light on Universe Expansion
A newly published study details how scientists developed a new way to use gravitational waves to measure the expansion rate of the universe. In a…
Nakhla Fragment Shows First Evidence of Water Dissolving the Surface of Mars
A newly published study details the test results of a 1.7-gram fragment of a Martian meteorite known as Nakhla, showing the first evidence of water…
Brain Oscillations Reveal We Experience the World in Rapid Snapshots
Neuroscientists from the University of Glasgow have demonstrated that our brains experience the world in discrete snapshots determined by the cycles of brain rhythms. While…
