When the Swiss and Italian governments met to redraw their alpine border in response to retreating glaciers, it highlighted a growing challenge for nations relying on natural landmarks to demarcate territories.
Google's new quantum chip Willow. (Google)Despite the progress in making quantum computers more viable, qubit-based systems remain prone to instability and errors. However, Google may have made a significant breakthrough in addressing this issue.With the introduction of a new quantum chip called Willow, Google engineers have achieved a major milestone in error correction. They've managed...
Credit: DepositphotosGenCast, an AI-driven weather prediction tool, generates highly accurate 15-day forecasts within minutes, offering both convenience for daily planning and life-saving warnings for extreme weather events.Despite modern meteorology's progress, predicting weather accurately remains difficult due to the complexity of analyzing numerous data points, especially for extended timeframes.Developed by Google DeepMind, GenCast leverages four...
Credit: DepositphotosWhen it comes to moving furniture, mathematicians aren’t usually the first people we think to consult. And why would they be? For nearly six decades, they couldn’t definitively answer whether your stylish three-seater could navigate that tricky turn into your apartment hallway.However, Jineon Baek, a mathematics enthusiast from Yonsei University in South Korea,...
The orbits of the planets around the Sun have been a subject of intense scientific debate. Scientists understand planetary properties well, but their trajectories have changed significantly since the Solar System's formation.
The Ingenuity helicopterNASAFuture space helicopters could benefit from findings made during the first-ever interplanetary aircraft crash investigation. NASA is finalizing a technical report that will explain the causes of the Ingenuity helicopter crash on Mars, which occurred on January 18, 2024.From a Modest Goal to a Revolutionary AchievementPart of the Mars 2020 mission, Ingenuity...
The Ardronis Wi-Fi can infiltrate drone electronicsRohde & SchwarzRohde & Schwarz has raised the bar in defending against the threat posed by commercial drones to both civil and military aviation with its innovative Ardronis Wi-Fi system. Unlike other countermeasures that simply neutralize drones, Ardronis infiltrates them and extracts data.The Growing Threat of Drones in...
Credit: PixabayRed wine headaches have been a well-documented phenomenon since Roman times, likely dating back to the origins of winemaking itself, around 10,000 years ago. As chemists focused on winemaking, we set out to uncover the true culprit behind this age-old discomfort.Debunking Common CulpritsOver the years, sulfites, biogenic amines, and tannins have been...
Without additional heat, pressure, or electricity, this contraption is quietly producing ammonia from thin air at the Stanford University campusXiaowei Song, Chanbasha Basheer, Jinheng Xu, Richard N. ZareA new portable device, developed by researchers from Stanford University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, promises to revolutionize ammonia production by eliminating the need for...
Credit: PixabayIo, one of Jupiter's moons, holds the title of the most volcanically active body in the Solar System, boasting around 400 volcanoes and vast lava flows across its surface. However, contrary to earlier theories, a recent study suggests that this volcanic activity is not driven by a global magma ocean beneath its crust.New...
