Not everything we call AI is actually ‘artificial intelligence’. Here’s what you need to know
ktsdesign/ShutterstockIn August 1955, a group of scientists made a funding request for US$13,500 to host a summer workshop at Dartmouth...
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Did physicists make a wormhole in the lab? Not quite, but a new experiment hints at the future of quantum simulations
ShutterstockScientists made headlines last week for supposedly generating a wormhole. The research, reported in Nature, involves the use of a...
Physicists hunt for room-temperature superconductors that could revolutionize the world’s energy system
Wind turbines and solar panels in Southern California. 4kodiak/E+ via Getty ImagesWaste heat is all around you. On a small...
Reimagining the laser: new ideas from quantum theory could herald a revolution
Original artwork by Ludmila Odintsova, Author providedLasers were created 60 years ago this year, when three different laser devices were...
The ‘second quantum revolution’ is almost here. We need to make sure it benefits the many, not the few
Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BYOver the past six years, quantum science has noticeably shifted, from the domain of physicists concerned...
‘An ever-ticking clock’: we made a ‘time crystal’ inside a quantum computer
IBMYou probably know what a crystal is. We’ve all seen one, held one in our hands, and even tasted one...
Could energy efficiency be quantum computers’ greatest strength yet?
The energy consumption of large computers is very high – so what about future quantum computers? maximalfocus/Unsplash, CC BYQuantum computers...
100 years of innovation and inventions: South African vice chancellor reflects on what’s next
Vice Chancellor Professor Zeblon Vilakazi and others in the IBM Lab at the opening of Wits university's Tshimologong Digital Innovation...
Why elementary and high school students should learn computer programming
Ontario's elementary and secondary school curricula now include coding, a most basic aspect of learning programming. (Shutterstock)Ontario recently announced a...
Lies are more common on laptops than on phones – how devices may shape our behavior when bargaining with strangers
A deceptive device? d3sign/Moment via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea...
