To probe the cosmos, hundreds of radio dishes take root in B.C.’s Okanagan Valley

CHORD is also designed to be a prolific detector of transient signals that are fleeting but can be equally revealing. They include random blasts called “fast radio bursts” that appear suddenly and are ...
Phys.org

Neutral-atom arrays, a rapidly emerging quantum computing platform, get a boost from researchers

"With our metasurface tweezer array approach, we hope to scale neutral-atom arrays even further, perhaps even beyond 100,000 atoms." This scaling comes from a fundamentally new approach to generating ...
Phys.org

New, improved 3,000-qubit neutral atom array system reloads atoms continuously for more than two hours

The neutral atom array architecture for quantum computing has been rapidly advancing over the last several years, and a recent study published in Nature has just revealed another step forward for this ...
The Conversation

Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire

Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Is climate action a lost cause? The United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement for the second time, ...
The Verge

Anker’s fast, two-headed USB-C cable is 31 percent off

We also found deals on QD-OLED gaming monitors, game bundles, and more. We also found deals on QD-OLED gaming monitors, game bundles, and more. is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He ...
C&EN

Classification of Samples via Neural-Network Augmented Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. The application of artificial neural network (ANN) techniques to spectroscopy has ...
Polygon

Here’s what the Switch 2’s C button actually does

After months of speculation, we now know what happens when you press the Switch 2’s mysterious C button thanks to today’s Nintendo Direct presentation. The C button is all about GameChat, a new Switch ...
Science Daily

Physics meets art: A new twist on interference patterns

Researchers have discovered brand new interference patterns in twisted two-dimensional tungsten ditelluride lattices. These so-called moir patterns can be tuned to look like periodic spots or even one ...
The Conversation

B.C. election tells the tale of two British Columbias divided along ideological fault lines

University of British Columbia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of British Columbia provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. The British ...