Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies

Companies are making sure we have a surplus of options for building qubits. [...]

Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust

Three approaches to the issue of quantum results that can't be verified classically. [...]

Altman Meets the Officials Designing Washington’s AI Cyber Tests

Sam Altman meets senior White House officials on July 30, 2026 to discuss voluntary government cybersecurity testing of advanced AI systems, two days before the administration's own deadline for [...]

The World Is Too Hot. El Niño Is Partly to Blame

Heat waves are simultaneously hitting Europe, North America, and Asia, driven in part by the hot waters in the tropical Pacific—and climate change. [...]

Researchers devise a full-color night vision goggle

Wavelength and intensity in the infrared are translated into colors in the visible. [...]

China could supply EV manufacturing boom with recycled EVs

Look at chemistry of batteries and motors shows big opportunity for recycling. [...]

Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA

Some group with no modern descendants contributed a lot to our genomes. [...]

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon—and It Could Be Visible From Earth

The impact will kick up a plume of debris so high, it’ll likely be visible through some telescopes. Astronomers will be watching. [...]

Astronomers Have Detected an Exomoon for the First Time

A discovery in a solar system 73 light-years from Earth is challenging definitions and “blurring the lines between stars, planets, and moons.” [...]