November 2024 – Rab Viral

A quantum computer corrected its errors, improving its calculations A rainbow-hued quantum computing processor

A quantum computer corrected its errors, improving its calculations

houssem23 November 4, 2024

For the first time, a quantum computer has improved its results by continuously correcting its own miscalculations...

How to Spot Small Black Holes That Can Pass Through the Solar System An illustration shows a black hole, indicated by warped light, near a planet in the solar system

An illustration shows a black hole, indicated by warped light, near a planet in the solar system

How to Spot Small Black Holes That Can Pass Through the Solar System

houssem23 November 4, 2024

Black holes about the size of a hydrogen atom may be careening into the solar system without...

‘Smart lighting’ could make vertical farming more affordable A photo featuring vertical farming

‘Smart lighting’ could make vertical farming more affordable

houssem23 November 4, 2024

Flicking the dimmer switch can help some indoor farmers curb one of their biggest challenges: rising electricity...

Meet Porphyrion, the largest pair of black hole jets ever seen A fiery beam of light — emerging from two sides of a black hole — shoots across a dark background strewn with scattered silvery wisps and occasional bright dots representing galaxies.

A fiery beam of light — emerging from two sides of a black hole — shoots across a dark background strewn with scattered silvery wisps and occasional bright dots representing galaxies.

Meet Porphyrion, the largest pair of black hole jets ever seen

houssem23 November 4, 2024

The opposing fountains of plasma and particles spanning 23 million light-years are the longest pair of black...

A vital ocean current is steady, for now A visualization showing the Earth

A vital ocean current is steady, for now

houssem23 November 4, 2024

The ocean circulation system may not be as bad as previously thought. A vital oceanic artery known...

Why this physicist is bringing thermodynamics into the quantum age Nicole Yunger Halpern is looking at the camera while smiling widely. She has long brown hair and wears glasses.

Nicole Yunger Halpern is looking at the camera while smiling widely. She has long brown hair and wears glasses.

Why this physicist is bringing thermodynamics into the quantum age

houssem23 November 4, 2024

Imagine Victorian London, but its skies are filled with airplanes. Steam robots crowd the streets, mingling with...

A materials scientist seeks to extract lithium from untapped resources Chong Liu is standing to the right, facing the camera, in a lab. She is wearing a navy jacket and blue nitrile gloves. She has long black hair and wears glasses.

Chong Liu is standing to the right, facing the camera, in a lab. She is wearing a navy jacket and blue nitrile gloves. She has long black hair and wears glasses.

A materials scientist seeks to extract lithium from untapped resources

houssem23 November 3, 2024

Electric vehicles promise to help us move away from fossil fuels, but they present a new problem:...

How did dark matter form the universe? This physicist has ideas Tracy Slatyer is staring at the camera, smiling. There is a black board with equations written on in the background. Slatyer is wearing a black jacket and silver watch. Her light brown (or dark blonde) hair is pulled back in a ponytail.