Month: April 2025

Early humans likely used naturally sharp rocks before making their own tools, a new hypothesis suggests, potentially pushing the origin of stone technology back millions of years. The development of sharp stone tools over three million years ago enabled early humans to more effectively access both animal and plant food sources. This advancement played a […]

A research team at HZB has developed a clever technique to read quantum spin states in diamonds using electrical signals instead of light. This breakthrough could dramatically simplify quantum sensors and computing hardware. Diamonds that contain specific optically active defects, known as color centers, can serve as highly sensitive sensors or as qubits for quantum […]

A research team at HZB has developed a clever technique to read quantum spin states in diamonds using electrical signals instead of light. This breakthrough could dramatically simplify quantum sensors and computing hardware. Diamonds that contain specific optically active defects, known as color centers, can serve as highly sensitive sensors or as qubits for quantum […]

A research team at HZB has developed a clever technique to read quantum spin states in diamonds using electrical signals instead of light. This breakthrough could dramatically simplify quantum sensors and computing hardware. Diamonds that contain specific optically active defects, known as color centers, can serve as highly sensitive sensors or as qubits for quantum […]

A research team at HZB has developed a clever technique to read quantum spin states in diamonds using electrical signals instead of light. This breakthrough could dramatically simplify quantum sensors and computing hardware. Diamonds that contain specific optically active defects, known as color centers, can serve as highly sensitive sensors or as qubits for quantum […]

Physicists have successfully played a mind-bending “quantum game” using a real-world quantum computer, in which lasers shuffle around ions on a chip to explore the strange behavior of qubits. By creating a special, knotted structure of entangled particles, the team demonstrated that today’s quantum machines can already outperform classical strategies in certain tasks, and with […]

In collaboration with the company BRAVE Analytics, researchers at TU Graz have developed a method to detect nanoplastics in liquids and analyze their composition. Microplastics, and the even smaller nanoplastics, can enter the human body through various pathways, such as food consumption or inhalation. While a large portion is excreted, some particles remain in the […]

A study from MLU found that brain stimulation using tDCS can slightly influence decision speed and flexibility, though its effects are subtle and context-dependent. A new study from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, has found that a simple form of brain stimulation can influence decision-making. Researchers used transcranial […]

A study from MLU found that brain stimulation using tDCS can slightly influence decision speed and flexibility, though its effects are subtle and context-dependent. A new study from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, has found that a simple form of brain stimulation can influence decision-making. Researchers used transcranial […]

A phytoplankton bloom harmed marine habitats, reduced the availability of nutritious prey for bottlenose dolphins, and caused a significant increase in strandings and deaths. In 2013, 8 percent of the bottlenose dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon died. Researchers have since found that the dolphins may have starved after a phytoplankton bloom destroyed vital […]