Insider Brief The team behind Chrome, Google’s widely-used web browser, report they are preparing for a post-quantum cybersecurity era by updating technical standards, testing and deploying new quantum-resistant algorithms. Chrome will rely on a hybrid […]
In the ever-evolving landscape of quantum technology, skepticism has become a familiar companion, with scientists adopting a cautious approach toward recent assertions regarding a potential game-changing advance in superconductor technology emerging from South Korea, which […]
A research team at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) has shown that it is possible to manipulate photons so that they can collide, interacting in new ways as […]
Years before she was even sure the James Webb Space Telescope would successfully launch, Christina Eilers started planning a conference for astronomers specializing in the early universe. She knew that if — preferably, when — […]
The game mancala may have originated as far back as 6000 BCE in Jordan and is played around the world to this day. It consists of stones that players move between a series of small […]
The art of measurement — made in Germany. Striving to perfect it is the mission of the 2100 employees of PTB, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt. As Germany’s national metrology institute and a leading center of research, […]
Scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) investigators have made a significant advance in developing alternative materials for the high-speed memory chips that let computers access information quickly and that bypass the limitations […]
Nestled in the picturesque city of Heidelberg, Germany, renowned for its rich history and cultural heritage, Heidelberg University stands as a beacon of academic excellence and innovation. With a storied legacy dating back to 1386, […]
I saw Oppenheimer three weeks ago, but I didn’t see Barbie until this past Friday. Now, my scheduled flight having been cancelled, I’m on multiple redeyes on my way to a workshop on Large Language […]
A couple nights ago Ernie Davis and I put out a paper entitled Testing GPT-4 on Wolfram Alpha and Code Interpreter plug-ins on math and science problems. Following on our DALL-E paper with Gary Marcus, […]
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