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Origins of life: the mechanisms of two key reactions revealed by ...
WEBWhat if we could use artificial intelligence to unravel the intricate molecular details of chemical reactions? This is the feat accomplished by chemists from the "Pasteur" laboratory in two publications in PNAS and JACS.By proposing a systematic method to train artificial neurons capable of overcoming the current limitations of molecular simulations, they …
This milestone reached, on the way to a usable quantum computer
WEBMay 17, 2024 — In a paper published in October 2023 on arXiv and now in Optica, the team explains that they succeeded in creating a quantum processor with more than 1000 atomic qubits in a single plane. The researchers combined optical methods and advanced technologies to increase the number of accessible qubits.
ITER: assembly finally complete for the world's most powerful …
WEBJul 15, 2024 — Nuclear fusion, the process that powers the stars, has been pursued for more than 70 years. By fusing hydrogen atoms to form helium under extremely high pressures and temperatures, stars generate immense amounts of energy without producing greenhouse gases or lasting radioactive waste.
ChatGPT and other AIs incredibly faster and more efficient with …
WEBJul 26, 2024 — Currently, machine learning and AI technologies are expanding rapidly, from vision tasks to text generation, as exemplified by ChatGPT. However, this resource-intensive growth has led to increasingly complex neural networks, sometimes containing billions of parameters, which is energetically unsustainable.
With this magnetic technology, computer storage could become …
WEBSep 1, 2024 — The team, led by Frank Gao, discovered that NiI2 possesses particularly strong magnetoelectric coupling. This result was obtained by irradiating samples of this material with ultrafast laser pulses and then observing the resulting changes in electrical and magnetic orders.
Scientists achieve 98% recycling of battery materials with this ...
WEBDuring this separation, cobalt-based battery cathodes, widely used in electric vehicles and associated with high environmental and social costs, displayed unexpected magnetization in the outer layers of the cobalt spinel oxide.
Flexible airplanes to shape-shifting robots: a revolution in …
WEBAn airplane capable of changing shape during flight, adjusting its wings to optimize speed or fuel consumption... What once seemed like science fiction may soon become reality. A titanium-nickel alloy, as strong as steel but as elastic as a polymer, has been developed. This unprecedented material ...
The H2-1 quantum computer shatters a major record - Techno …
WEBJul 14, 2024 — Ilyas Khan, Chief Product Officer at Quantinuum, stated that their goal is to create universal and reliable quantum computers. The results of this research indicate that the benefits of reliable quantum computers could be achieved sooner than expected, marking a promising advancement in this field.