The company claims its new processor dramatically cuts qubit error rates, and says a commercially useful quantum computer could be ready within three years.
Microsoft's new quantum chip has an error rate one thousand times lower than its predecessor.
Qubit fragility remains the core engineering challenge in practical quantum computing.
Microsoft projects a commercially useful quantum computer could be operational within three years.
Aviation companies are trialling artificial intelligence software that can fly aircraft, communicate with air traffic control, and make decisions without human input.
AI systems are being tested for full aircraft control, including real-time communication with air traffic control.
The technology can make navigation decisions with no direct human intervention.
Certification for commercial passenger flights remains a major regulatory hurdle.
A gravity assist maneuver around Mars has redirected the Psyche spacecraft toward its ultimate destination — a mysterious metal-rich asteroid — without burning extra fuel.
Psyche used Mars's gravity to boost speed and correct its trajectory toward the asteroid belt.
The target asteroid may be a bare planetary core — a first-of-its-kind scientific opportunity.
Arrival at asteroid Psyche is scheduled for 2029, when detailed study of its metal surface begins.
An international research team led by the University of Cambridge has published a comprehensive global map of rare earth element deposits, critical resources for clean energy, electronics and defence.
Cambridge researchers created the first detailed global map of rare earth element deposits.
The 17 targeted elements are critical for batteries, wind turbines and defence systems.
Promising zones were identified in Africa, South America and northern Europe.
An equation summarizing 12,000 years of human population growth suggests a dramatic decline could begin after 2064 if environmental crises go unchecked.
A new study compresses 12,000 years of demographic history into a single equation.
The model projects a possible sharp drop in global population after 2064.
The decline is presented as a warning, not a certainty, contingent on environmental policy.
Researchers suggest that blood cells contain molecular mechanisms predating the emergence of the animal kingdom — with possible implications for medicine.
Human blood may harbour molecular mechanisms that predate the emergence of animals.
The phenomenon mirrors the conservation of neuronal activation patterns across simple and complex organisms.
The hypothesis remains unconfirmed and requires further peer-reviewed validation.