The digital future may rely on ultrafast optical electronics and computers The author’s lab’s ultrafast optical switch in action. Mohammed Hassan, University of Arizona, CC BY-ND Mohammed...
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Proving Fermat’s last theorem: 2 mathematicians explain how building bridges within the discipline helped solve a centuries-old mystery Andrew Wiles, the mathematician who presented a proof...
Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming, new research shows Satellite data illustrates the heat signature of Hurricane Maria above...
AI could shore up democracy – here’s one way AI could help elected representatives raise up constituent voices. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Bruce Schneier, Harvard Kennedy School and...
The US will send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine – a health physicist explains their military, health and environmental effects Depleted uranium shells will equip M1A1...
96.4% of Americans had COVID-19 antibodies in their blood by fall 2022 Infection and vaccination both leave their mark in your blood. Yulia Reznikov/Moment via Getty Images...
EU files antitrust charges against Google – here’s how the ad tech at the heart of the case works European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager discusses the...
Forensic evidence suggests Paleo-Americans hunted mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in eastern North America 13,000 years ago Animals that shared the landscape with humans disappeared as the...
