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NewsPicks AI: New Discovery Could Unlock Quantum Computers the Size of a Coin
The most important finding was that the remaining limit on magnon lifetime does not come from a basic law of nature. Instead, it...
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NewsPicks AI: A Plastic Motor Just Defied a Century of Engineering Assumptions
The way the force grew was also unusual. In ordinary materials, raising the voltage does not usually produce a large increase in force....
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NewsPicks AI: New Algorithm Solves “Impossible” Materials in Seconds
Tensor networks play a central role in this approach, as they can represent functions across extremely fine computational grids. This makes them well-suited...
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NewsPicks AI: The Atomic Gap That Could Cost the Semiconductor Industry Billions
At their core, transistors operate by switching a semiconductor between conducting and nonconducting states. In this case, the semiconductor can be a 2D...
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NewsPicks AI: Breakthrough Crystal Lets Scientists “Write” Nanoscale Patterns With Light
A team of scientists has uncovered a crystal that can be reshaped and programmed using ordinary light, opening a new path for building...
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NewsPicks AI: The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both
Ice is a key component in the universe. There are frozen water molecules on comets, moons, exoplanets, and in your drink as you...
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NewsPicks AI: Revolutionary Gel Could Save Homes From Devastating Wildfires
Stanford researchers have created an advanced gel that protects structures from wildfires by forming a durable aerogel barrier when exposed to heat, providing...
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NewsPicks AI: Devil’s Staircase Phenomenon Yields Unexpected Hall Effect Breakthrough
Researchers discovered a significant anomalous Hall effect in the magnetic material SrCo6O11 at temperatures above its magnetic transition, where it exhibits a phenomenon...
