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Nobel prizes you’ve never heard of: how a Swedish inventor was honoured for a technology that nearly killed him
Gustaf Dalén is nowhere near as famous as his contemporaries, but does that make him undeserving of the prize? Margaret Harris investigates
Inge Lehmann: the ground-breaking seismologist who faced a rocky road to success
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Playing games by the quantum rulebook expends less energy
New form of quantum advantage emerges from study of game theory and quantum information
Researchers pin down the true cost of precision in quantum clocks
Trade-off between precision and entropy production lies in measurement process
Classical gravity may entangle matter, new study claims
Surprising result could guide searches for quantum gravity
Microbubbles power soft, programmable artificial muscles
Ultrasound-activated microbubble arrays create flexible actuators for applications ranging from soft robotics to minimally invasive surgery
Twistelastics controls how mechanical waves move in metamaterials
New technique could deliver reconfigurable phononic devices with myriad applications
Ternary hydride shows signs of room-temperature superconductivity at high pressures
New alloy is made by doping scandium into the well-known La-H binary system
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Quantum computing: hype or hope?
Honor Powrie explores the current status and future potential of quantum computers
Tim Berners-Lee: why the inventor of the Web is ‘optimistic, idealistic and perhaps a little naïve’
Tara Shears reviews This is for Everyone: the Captivating Memoir from the Inventor of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee
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Read article: SEMICON Europa 2025 presents cutting-edge technology for semiconductor R&D and production
SEMICON Europa 2025 presents cutting-edge technology for semiconductor R&D and production
Europe’s largest event for electronics manufacturing comes to Munich on 18−21 November, 2025
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Physicists discuss the future of machine learning and artificial intelligence
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Read article: Delft Circuits, Bluefors: the engine-room driving joined-up quantum innovation
Delft Circuits, Bluefors: the engine-room driving joined-up quantum innovation
Technology partners will focus on scalable cryogenic I/O cabling assemblies for next-generation quantum computing systems
Read article: Ultrasound probe maps real-time blood flow across entire organs
Ultrasound probe maps real-time blood flow across entire organs
Multi-lens array probe visualizes the micro-vasculature of entire large organs without compromising image resolution or frame rate
Read article: Rapidly spinning black holes put new limit on ultralight bosons
Rapidly spinning black holes put new limit on ultralight bosons
Gravitational waves confirm predictions of Einstein and Kerr
Read article: Fluid-based laser scanning technique could improve brain imaging
Fluid-based laser scanning technique could improve brain imaging
Laser scanning microscopy using a fluid-based prism to steer the light could help researchers learn more about neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease
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Read article: Modular cryogenics platform adapts to new era of practical quantum computing
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Read article: Portable source could produce high-energy muon beams
Portable source could produce high-energy muon beams
Research could lead to ultracompact muon sources for applications such as tomography
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Young rogue planet grows like a star
Telescope observations reveal material accreting onto the planet Cha1107-7626 in a way that resembles the infancy of stars
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