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New state of matter, dubbed 'half ice, half fire,' could lead to big advances in quantum computing - By - Alan Bradley - published - 1 April 25 - U.S. government scientists have developed a new phase of matter dubbed 'half ice, half fire,' which unites opposing electron spins in a unique magnet.10 hours ago
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Watch eerie 'UFOs' and a solar 'cyclone' take shape in stunning new ESA video of the sun - By - Harry Baker - published - 1 April 25 - An eerie new video from ESA's Solar Orbiter shows a towering 'cyclone' of plasma exhibiting behaviors never seen before on our sun.14 hours ago
World's largest atom smasher makes 1st-of-its-kind 'beauty' particle discovery that could unlock new physics - By - Ben Turner - published - 31 March 25 - Why matter dominates over antimatter in our universe has long been a major cosmic mystery to physicists. A new finding by the world's largest particle collider has revealed a clue.1 day ago
Powerful X-class solar flare caught on camera erupting from sun's surface - By - Jess Thomson - published - 31 March 25 - A powerful X1.1-class solar flare was released by the sun on March 28, resulting in radio blackouts across North and South America1 day ago
Black holes may obey the laws of physics after all, new theory suggests - By - Robert Lea - published - 30 March 25 - "The singularity is the most mysterious and problematic part of a black hole. It's where our concepts of space and time literally no longer make sense."2 days ago
Watch eerie video of humanoid robot 'army' marching naturally, thanks to a major AI upgrade - By - Ben Turner - published - 30 March 25 - Figure 02's human-like gait is the product of the company's simulated reinforcement learning system, and is just the beginning of its plans to make its robots perform physical tasks more naturally.2 days ago
Perseverance rover spots peculiar 'spider egg' rock on Mars - and scientists have no idea how it got there - By - Damien Pine - published - 29 March 25 - On March 11, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying its formation could help us look for fossilized remains of microbial life on Mars.1 day ago
China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says - By - Josh Dinner - published - 29 March 25 - "That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."3 days ago
Traumatizing AI models by talking about war or violence makes them more anxious - By - Drew Turney - published - 29 March 25 - A recent study exposing AI models to carefully designed prompts around trauma revealed they can get anxious, potentially affecting the conversation and having negative impacts on people who use such models to discuss their mental health.3 days ago