Read article: Novel zinc alloys could make bone screws biodegradable
New coarser-grained alloys are strong enough to challenge stainless steel and titanium as materials for orthopaedic implants, say researchers
Read article: Quantum computers extend lead over classical machines in random circuit sampling
New Zuchongzhi 3.0 processor can solve in minutes a problem that would take a supercomputer billions of years
Read article: Cell sorting device could detect circulating tumour cells
Researchers harness standing acoustic waves to separate microspheres that mimic circulating tumour cells in a blood sample
Read article: D-Wave Systems claims quantum advantage, but some physicists are not convinced
Firm’s quantum annealer simulates magnetic phase transitions
Read article: CO2 laser enables long-range detection of radioactive material
Remote detection of radioactive material could play an important role in nuclear disaster response and nuclear security
Read article: Quantum behaviour in brain neurons looks theoretically possible
A study probing quantum phenomena in brain neurons could provide fresh insight into how our brains function
Read article: Magnetically launched atoms sense motion
New method in atom interferometry is used for inertial sensing
Read article: How would an asteroid strike affect life on Earth?
New simulations reveal that the climate, atmospheric chemistry and even global photosynthesis would be dramatically disrupted by an asteroid collision
Read article: Earth’s core could contain lots of primordial helium, experiments suggest
Noble gas forms compounds with iron at extremely high pressures
Read article: Perovskite solar cells can be completely recycled
New finding could pave the way to a sustainable perovskite solar economy
