Science & Tech
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Why new qubit may give ultrafast quantum computing a boost
Microsoft discovery appears to be more stable, robust option
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When the woods are your climate change lab
For these researchers, Harvard Forest is a labor of love, and that love is changing
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Exploring superconducting electrons in twisted graphene
Could up the game of lossless power transmission, levitating trains, quantum computing, even energy-efficient detectors for space exploration
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Hinting at answer to a chicken-or-egg question on evolution
Accidental find may help scientists resolve which evolved first: ability to produce oxygen by photosynthesis or consume it by aerobic metabolism
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What electric fish can teach scientists about NeuroAI
Modeling their behaviors may help in development of new AI systems
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Even Bill Gates thinks AI is a little scary
Tech pioneer visits campus with his new memoir to discuss beauty of math, dropping out of College, founding Microsoft, value of curiosity
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A DEEPer (squared) dive into AI
Machine learning techniques give scientists faster returns of high-quality organ images.
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More solar energy needed, but clearing forests for panels may not be way to do it
Harvard-led analysis suggests incentives to save carbon-absorbing trees, siting projects on rooftops, developed areas.
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Self-correcting quantum computers within reach?
Harvard team’s method of reducing errors tackles a major barrier to scaling up technology.
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Staying ahead of virus mutations
EVEscape uses evolutionary and biological information to predict how a virus could change to escape the immune system.
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Finding explanation for Milky Way’s warp
The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian’s results bolster hypothesis of how galaxy evolved.
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Human brain seems impossible to map. What if we started with mice?
Harvard-led project seeks to create the first comprehensive diagram of every neural connection.
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On the road to smoother EV charging — and hopefully, greater adoption
New Salata Institute-led program aims to grow, improve infrastructure for longer trips, those who can’t charge at home.
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A COVID cure worse than the disease?
Some worry a treatment that kills SARS-CoV-2 by helping it mutate could spawn a super virus. New research weighs in on its “evolutionary safety.”
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14 projects confronting climate change win Salata Institute grants
Plant-based buildings, greener AI, and a national agroforest are just a few of the solutions researchers are teaming up to explore.
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Wildfires are much worse than a sign of climate change
Loretta Mickley, a Harvard wildfire expert, says wildfires are not just a symptom of climate change, but with the increased burning of millenia-old global peat stores, have the potential to worsen warming.
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Science no longer intimidates her. Neither do sharks.
Summer research program breaks down barriers for undergraduates with disabilities.
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After capturing image of black hole, what’s next?
New Center for Astrophysics mission aims for closer look at photon rings and insight into nature of space and time.
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Climate change, global hunger: What to do?
Black holes, warming seas, new treatments for disease. Understanding the context — not to mention the technical jargon — can be a challenge.
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Making the immense graspable
A talk with Andrew Pontzen, author of “The Universe in a Box: Simulations and the Quest to Code the Cosmos.”
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In the doghouse — at the White House
Reports surface of aggressive behavior but canine expert says there may be understandable reasons.
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Can you be close without sex?
Healthy intimate relationships vary but share one key feature, says psychologist
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Making algorithm used in AI more human-like
Researchers used fMRI to test ideas about complex decision-making.
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Life on Mars?
A study of magnetic fields suggests the Red Planet held water for longer than previously believed.
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500-million-year-old fossil reveals new secrets
A new discovery, named Megasiphon thylakos, offers surprising insights on the evolution of tunicates.
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5 reasons you crack under pressure
“Managing Conflict Mindfully” author outlines why even experts get in their own way sometimes, and how to stop.
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Using light to make electrons even more energy efficient
A team of researchers was able to generate electron spin domains without the need of magnetic fields on perfectly ordered materials at extremely low temperatures.
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Fighting fire with fire
A study found that controlled burns in key areas of the U.S. West could drastically reduce smoke exposure
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‘Moral breakdown is a fake problem’
In new study, experimental psychologist takes on the stubborn perception of declining morality.
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In the thick of it
Scenes of smoke-blanketed Northeast likely to repeat, one expert says. Another offers advice for reducing harm to health.
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Why there might be life out there unlike any on Earth
Researchers create synthetic species without biochemistry, find they operate according to Darwinian evolutionary principles.
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What drives four future climate leaders
Seniors represent diverse backgrounds, concentrations, and perspectives on finding real-world solutions to complex, mounting crisis.
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EPA’s new rules on forever chemicals don’t go far enough, study suggests
Harvard-led team finds standards don’t account for major source of drinking water contamination.
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Getting to root of possible carbon storage changes due to climate change
New study looks at the dynamics of how warming may affect carbon capture in soil near trees and plants.
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World ‘way off track’ from climate goal, Kerry says
Despite increasing momentum toward a green energy shift, the world remains far off track from emissions reductions that will limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Biden’s climate ambassador said.
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Struggling to design green buildings amid shifting legal, tech landscape
GSD Associate Professor Holly Samuelson explains how climate change is catalyzing dramatic new city and state regulations as architects, designers, and developers are struggling to stay current.