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AI Pushes Imaging to the Absolute Brink of Physical Limits
A sphere (top) is positioned above a cloudy glass plate (center) so that the light it emits creates a complex pattern on the screen (bottom). The position of the sphere can be determined by analyzing…
Harvard Just Collapsed a Quantum Computer Onto a Chip
Artistic representation of metasurface quantum graphs. Credit: Joshua Mornhinweg Harvard engineers have built a chip-thin metasurface that replaces entire quantum optical setups. New research reveals that metasurfaces can act as powerful building blocks for quantum…
Columbia Engineers Develop Radiation-Hardened Chips for the Large Hadron Collider
The team’s chip processes information from millions of collisions each second. Credit: ATLAS Experiment © 2025 CERN In one of the most extreme environments on Earth—the Large Hadron Collider—normal electronics fail almost instantly. But engineers…
This Tiny Device Could Turn Your Phone Into a Lab-Grade Spectrometer
A tiny, fast, and powerful light analyzer could soon bring lab-grade spectroscopy to your pocket. Credit: Shutterstock A team of engineers has unveiled a revolutionary mini-spectrometer that can fit on a fingertip and operate with…
Are We Truly Rational? AI Challenges a Long-Held Scientific Belief
New research shows that small neural networks can reveal overlooked decision-making strategies by mimicking how brains actually learn offering fresh insight into the imperfect choices we all make. Credit: Stock A new study utilizes compact…
Test Yourself on Science Fiction That Became Reality
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s installment is focused on science fiction novels that envisioned certain ideas and technology long before they became commonplace…
These DNA Structures Could Rewrite the Rules of Light, Sound, and Matter
DNA Moiré Superlattices are the focus of a study now published in Nature Nanotechnology. Credit: University of Stuttgart / 2nd Physics Institute In a stunning leap forward, scientists have engineered <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip=" DNA…
Phones, Data Centers, Laptops – One New Alloy Could Supercharge Them All
This low-symmetry material produces powerful spin-orbit torque (SOT)—a key mechanism for manipulating magnetism in next-generation memory and logic technologies. Credit: The Nano Magnetism and Quantum Spintronics Lab/University of Minnesota Twin Cities A team of researchers…
Harvard Scientists Unveil Tiny Ring Laser With Giant Potential
Artist’s illustration of the new tunable ring laser. Credit: Joshua Mornhinweg The ring design has potential applications in telecommunications, medicine, and other fields. Scientists from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied…