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Phys.org / Scientists realize a three-qubit quantum register in a silicon photonic chip

Quantum technologies are highly promising devices that process, transfer or store information leveraging quantum mechanical effects. Instead of relying on bits, like classical computers, quantum devices rely on entangled ...

12 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / Schizophrenia: The cerebellum's unexpected role

Apathy, social withdrawal, and loss of motivation—the so-called ''negative'' symptoms of schizophrenia—are among the most disabling and hardest to treat. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has uncovered the ...

6 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Urban soils get new life by mixing excavated dirt with organic waste

Excavated soil from construction sites usually ends up in landfills, but it has great potential. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) show how excavated soil can be enriched with organic waste so that it ...

6 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / How a soft coral moves its tentacles in perfect synchronization without a brain

A joint study by Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa set out to solve a scientific mystery: how a soft coral is able to perform the rhythmic, pulsating movements of its tentacles without a central nervous system. ...

6 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Spaceflight causes astronauts' brains to shift, stretch and compress in microgravity

Spaceflight takes a physical toll on astronauts, causing muscles to atrophy, bones to thin and bodily fluids to shift. According to a new study published in the journal PNAS, we can now add another major change to that list. ...

13 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Mapping gene disruptions in sporadic early onset Alzheimer's disease across key brain regions

A new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston investigated both gene expression and regulation at single cell levels to reveal disruptions in gene function in three brain regions of patients with sporadic early onset ...

5 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / AI model identifies how every country can improve its cancer outcomes

For the first time, researchers have used machine learning—a type of artificial intelligence (AI)—to identify the most important drivers of cancer survival in nearly all the countries in the world.

3 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / New tool lets anyone audit a country's methane claims

For years, countries have told the United Nations how much methane they emit using a kind of bottom-up bookkeeping: Count the cows and oil barrels, estimate the volume of trash, and multiply by standard emission factors.

7 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / First standalone spin-wave chip operates without external magnets for future telecom

The Politecnico di Milano has created the first integrated and fully tunable device based on spin waves, opening up new possibilities for the telecommunications of the future, far beyond current 5G and 6G standards. The study, ...

7 hours ago in Physics
Tech Xplore / Meta begins job cuts as it shifts from Metaverse to AI devices

Meta Platforms Inc. is beginning to cut more than 1,000 jobs from the company's Reality Labs division, part of a plan to redirect resources from virtual reality and metaverse products toward AI wearables and phone features.

2 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / Albania's waste-choked rivers worsen deadly floods

As flooding receded in parts of Albania on Tuesday, the Balkan nation's polluted waterways are being blamed for worsening the impacts amid fears that floodwaters filled with plastic waste could reach the Adriatic Sea.

2 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Study finds non-hallucinogenic psilocybin neural receptor: A novel target for treating depression and anxiety

Psilocybin—the psychedelic compound that occurs naturally in certain "magic" mushroom species—has been shown in trials to provide long-term treatment for depression and anxiety. But the chemical's hallucinogenic effects ...

5 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry