New Scientist Space - Cosmology
‘Nightmare’ calculation may be too tricky for even quantum computers
Quantum computers hold great potential for solving many problems more quickly or efficiently than conventional computers, but researchers are starting to identify where they could falter
Categories: Astronomy
Replacing sugar with artificial sweetener may help your gut microbiome
One of the longest trials of artificial sweeteners to date found that they may increase beneficial gut bacteria, though the boost may also be related to weight loss
Categories: Astronomy
We can use ordinary sugar in the search for dark matter
Physicists have tried so many different ways to find dark matter, but none has been successful. Now an unexpected contender has entered the arena - ordinary table sugar.
Categories: Astronomy
We're starting to understand why childhood adversity leaves its mark
Experiencing severe hardship in childhood can have a lasting impact. Understanding this better could open the door to more effective treatments
Categories: Astronomy
Record-breaking chip sidesteps Moore’s law by growing upwards
A new chip design includes 41 vertical layers of semiconductor and insulator materials, which allow it to outrun the limits of miniaturisation
Categories: Astronomy
The centre of our galaxy may be teeming with dark matter particles
A mysterious excess of gamma rays in the middle of the Milky Way may come from dark matter particles smashing into one another and annihilating
Categories: Astronomy
There's a simple way we could drastically cut AI energy use
If users chose the most efficient model each time they performed a task with AI, researchers calculate it would slash energy consumption by more than a quarter
Categories: Astronomy
Are biofuels a good idea? Only if you're a farmer or shipping company
The rush to grow more biofuels continues, despite the fact they increase CO2 emissions rather than lower them, raise food prices and devastate nature. It has to stop, says Michael Le Page
Categories: Astronomy
School phone bans may actually harm some students' mental health
The evidence to support phone bans in schools has been inconclusive, and now it seems that the move could harm some students' mental health in a particular way
Categories: Astronomy
Mathematicians have found a hidden 'reset button' for undoing rotation
Mathematicians thought that they understood how rotation works, but now a new proof has revealed a surprising twist that makes it possible to reset even a complex sequence of motion
Categories: Astronomy
