17+ hour, 28+ min ago  (572+ words) Feedback isn't sure what to make of a ground-breaking piece of research into the understudied topic of "subjective individual variability in onion tearing and its relationship to chemosensory sensitivity" Feedback is New Scientist's popular sideways look at the latest science…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (325+ words) An exotic new molecule is shaped like a butterfly, complete with "wings" made from electrons. The discovery could provide a gateway to completely new parts of the quantum realm A laser system used to create butterfly molecules Prof. Herwig Ott…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (981+ words) Creating quantum entanglement inside a solid material is tricky in the lab " but crystals buried in the earth could be growing it naturally. Now one scientist says he has proof he's found them For minerologists, a mine is an invitation....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (340+ words) Two quantum computers and two supercomputers teamed up to break the record on the biggest molecule yet to be simulated using quantum hardware An IBM quantum computer at Cleveland Clinic, one of the pair used to simulate a record-breakingly large…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (178+ words) Experiment with nanodiamonds reveals that they are less rigid than other diamonds, adding to our understanding of how they could be used in new technologies An artist's impression of nanodiamonds Diamonds are forever, but if you make them ultrasmall, they…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (443+ words) It's difficult to form a protective coating that prolongs battery life at the battery's cathode, but there may be a low-cost chemical solution It may be possible to extend the life of lithium-ion batteries using standard, low-cost chemistry. Lithium-ion batteries…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (187+ words) Confining and rotating extremely cold atoms or molecules within atomic "Ferris wheels" made from laser light could test relativity's predictions on the quantum scale Spinning ultracold atoms could help us reveal the limits of relativity Shutterstock / Dmitriy Rybin Shutterstock / Dmitriy…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (179+ words) Understanding the chemical properties of a molecule is an inherently quantum problem, making quantum computers a good tool for the job " and we may start seeing this take off in 2026 Quantum computers are well-matched to solve chemistry problems Whether quantum…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (344+ words) A device that relies on quantum effects and oversized atoms may be a more reliable way to measure temperature that doesn't require calibration The main part of the new set-up for cooling and trapping rubidium atoms Tomasz Kawalec CC BY-SA…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (366+ words) Two popular quantum computing algorithms for problems in chemistry may have very limited use even as quantum hardware improves Calculating the chemical properties of molecules could be a job for quantum computers ETH Zurich Quantum chemistry calculations that could advance…...