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Quantum computers could create completely new forms of matter

The way we can tweak interactions between qubits in quantum computers means the machines could help us create novel structures with weird properties we have never seen in nature from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323544-quantum-computers-could-create-completely-new-forms-of-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Serah Reikka: What's it like to be a virtual influencer?

Serah Reikka is an award-winning actor with more than 79,000 Instagram followers. She is a semi-autonomous artificial intelligence from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/video/2323269-serah-reikka-whats-it-like-to-be-a-virtual-influencer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Batteries built with bumpy components work better in the freezing cold

Lithium-ion batteries often lose their charge at sub-zero temperatures but a design incorporating bumps into one of the main components makes them work much better from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323284-batteries-built-with-bumpy-components-work-better-in-the-freezing-cold/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Robotic peregrine falcon can scare birds away from crop fields

A flying robot inspired by peregrine falcons offers a non-lethal method for scaring flocks of birds from crop fields from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322830-robotic-peregrine-falcon-can-scare-birds-away-from-crop-fields/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Are the world's most powerful supercomputers operating in secret?

A supercomputer called Frontier has been officially crowned as the world's first exascale computer – one capable of a billion billion operations per second – but more powerful machines may be out there from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322963-are-the-worlds-most-powerful-supercomputers-operating-in-secret/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Advanced quantum computer made available to the public for first time

A computer capable of achieving quantum advantage – a demonstration of supremacy over conventional machines – is the first that anyone can use over the internet from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322807-advanced-quantum-computer-made-available-to-the-public-for-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Watch this cockroach robot squirm through a tricky obstacle course

The Omni-Roach robot moves like a cockroach to scale bumps, dodge pillars and wobble through bendy bars, and may become a Mars explorer in the future from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322758-watch-this-cockroach-robot-squirm-through-a-tricky-obstacle-course/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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World's first exascale supercomputer Frontier smashes speed records

Frontier, a supercomputer built by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is the first capable of an exaflop - a billion billion operations per second from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322512-worlds-first-exascale-supercomputer-frontier-smashes-speed-records/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Mini nuclear power stations may produce more waste than large ones

Small modular reactors produce higher volumes and greater complexity of radioactive waste because they are naturally less efficient, researchers find from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322252-mini-nuclear-power-stations-may-produce-more-waste-than-large-ones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Synthetic membrane could lead to self-replicating artificial cells

A synthetic membrane that contains key proteins used in cell division could one day help artificial cells replicate themselves from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322222-synthetic-membrane-could-lead-to-self-replicating-artificial-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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AI beats a thousand of the world's best human crossword solvers

A crossword-solving AI has beaten more than a thousand of the best human solvers at the prestigious American Crossword Puzzle Tournament from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322175-ai-beats-a-thousand-of-the-worlds-best-human-crossword-solvers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Robot that climbs through gut without losing grip could deliver drugs

A robot that uses its spiked feet to cling to the mucus-covered lining of the gut could one day climb through the human body to install monitoring devices or deliver therapies from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322132-robot-that-climbs-through-gut-without-losing-grip-could-deliver-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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3D-printed tourniquets could save lives in conflict zones

Blockades and supply issues limit access to life-saving medical devices in war zones. Companies are creating open-source 3D-printed products to fill the gap from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322015-3d-printed-tourniquets-could-save-lives-in-conflict-zones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Will AI text-to-image generators put illustrators out of a job?

Imagen, from Google, is the latest example of an AI seemingly able to produce high-quality images from a text prompt – but they aren't quite ready to replace human illustrators from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322056-will-ai-text-to-image-generators-put-illustrators-out-of-a-job/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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A quantum computer could catch its own errors on any calculation

A set of 16 qubits has been arranged so that they may be able to run any calculation error-free – a crucial step toward building quantum computers that can outpace traditional ones from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2321929-a-quantum-computer-could-catch-its-own-errors-on-any-calculation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Robot that can do laundry by itself will help test washing machines

A completely automated system for using a washing machine, from loading to unloading, is already being used for appliance tests by one manufacturer from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2321914-robot-that-can-do-laundry-by-itself-will-help-test-washing-machines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT

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Driverless cars could force other road users to drive more efficiently

Cars controlled by AI drive smoothly and more efficiently, and a computer model suggests the effect spreads to nearby drivers too from New Scientist - Technology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2320587-driverless-cars-could-force-other-road-users-to-drive-more-efficiently/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology via IFTTT