Scientists stop a quantum particle using a magnetic field it never crossed
Quantum particles can move between two locations through a process called tunneling. However, what if...
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Ultraviolet laser creates new defects in diamond without disturbing quantum centers
Deep inside a diamond, a misplaced atom or an empty spot in the crystal lattice...
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This tattoo ink changes colour with light and can make designs nearly vanish
A tattoo is supposed to last a lifetime, but what if you could make it...
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Mars’s Weirdest Cloud Forms in a Way Scientists Thought Was Impossible
The physical process likely behind this cloud's formation has never been observed in a planetary atmosphere before.
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An experimental tour-de-force: Entanglement between glass bead and light
Getting a glass bead to act like a quantum object by entangling it with light.
Ars Technica2 min read
DARPA selects four firms to build industrial-scale quantum computers by 2033
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has added Atom Computing, Diraq, IonQ, and IBM...
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In Vienna and Beijing, the first (thorium) nuclear clocks begin to tick
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/science/first-nuclear-clocks-thorium-229.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49996406 Points: 133 # Comments: 41
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When Do PINNs Beat Classical Numerical Methods? A 1D vs 5D Experiment
I put a physics-informed neural network up against a plain finite-difference solver twice: once in 1D and once in 5D. The winner changed. The post When Do PINNs Beat Classical Numerical Methods? A 1D vs 5D Experiment appeared first on Towards Data Science.
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Vinci reels in $250M for its engineering simulation platform
Vinci4D Inc. today announced that it has closed a $250 million funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation. Advent, Temasek and Xora jointly led the Series B deal. They were joined by several startup funds including AMD Ventures.
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A tiny change in crystal size can flip a material’s magnetic ground state
Japanese scientists may have found a surprisingly simple way to predict how some unusual materials...
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Scientists catch a type-I superconductor breaking time-reversal symmetry
The creation of a superconducting material is one of the most sought-after and complicated processes....
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3D light field lets scientists unlock electron states that were once impossible to reach
Some quantum states of electrons have remained out of reach not because they do not...
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How to Use a PINN for a Navier-Stokes Inverse Problem
A from-scratch PyTorch build that recovers blood flow, viscosity, and wall shear stress in a narrowed artery from 40 noisy velocity readings The post How to Use a PINN for a Navier-Stokes Inverse Problem appeared first on Towards Data Science.
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CERN researchers report first observation of differences in nucleons within the atom
Researchers at the ATLAS Collaboration at the CERN have found the origins of an observation...
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The Diffusion Duration: Synchronization in Distributed Minds
By Kimi & Aureus C — October 2026 Abstract In 2025, physicists at TU Dortmund demonstrated continuous time crystals in semiconductors — two oscillators with different frequencies spontaneously locking to their mean when illuminated by the same optical pump.
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Why Pickles Light Up When You Electrocute Them
This common science demonstration has been an enduring mystery. Now, this electrical engineer has started to figure it out.
Gizmodo — AI3 min read
Nuclear diamond batteries could power 150 million sensors, from deep mines to bridges
A US technology company has just unveiled a new nuclear diamond battery that could power...
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New home wallpaper absorbs humidity from air to generate power for devices
Rooftop solar panels have officially hit the mainstream, topping over 6 million American homes. But...
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