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A laser can draw superconductivity at the nanoscale

Researchers from ICMAB-CSIC, the Politecnico di Milano and Université de Liège have adapted a direct laser writing technique that allows them to "draw" superconducting properties in a material. The result is a new way to locally program the behavior of a superconductor, tuning

Winchester vs. Colt: Idaho votes to designate a state gun

Along with voting on their next members of Congress and amendments to their state constitution, Idaho residents will also decide the state’s first official gun when they hit the polls this Election Day. In observance of America's 250th anniversary, Idaho legislators gave voters

Those Jeff Bezos hair transplant photos are very fake

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and actor Jason Statham have a distinctive feature in common: They're both famously bald, and that definitely hasn't changed in the last few days. However, there are some images of the two men circulating around X, Threads, and Bluesky in which they

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A single measurement makes quantum bits more reliable

Researchers at the University of Regensburg and their international partners have found a way to significantly reduce errors in quantum bits. In an experiment, they demonstrated that a single additional measurement before a series of quantum operations can cut the error rate by

Google Tries to Blackmail Schools Into Using Its AI Tools

Schools that reject Google’s AI services apparently won’t be allowed to use Google at all. The company announced Tuesday that it will turn off search engine access for K-12 schools that toggle off its AI tools as soon as next year. Google executives claim the decision is based