Researchers create a never-before-seen molecule and prove its exotic nature with quantum computing

An international team of scientists from IBM, The University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the University of Regensburg have created and characterized a molecule unlike any ...
Scientific American

IBM scientists unveil the first ever “half-Möbius” molecule, with the help of quantum computing

A team at IBM Research has assembled a strange new ring-shaped molecule that bends around like a more complicated Möbius strip ...
GCN

U.S. national laboratory introduces “Teton” supercomputer to advance large-scale scientific computing

Like many major industrial complexes in history, we have been able to progressively cross a range that was previously considered impossible just a couple of years ago. Currently, a computer named ...
FierceBiotech

Thermo Fisher Scientific teams up with Nvidia, TetraScience for next-gen AI workflow projects

Thermo Fisher Scientific is starting 2026's J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference with a bang, announcing two new deals with an artificial intelligence bent. First up is its deal with tech supergiant ...
Computer Weekly

Government to broaden ‘narrow’ computing curriculum

The government will attempt to reverse the declining numbers of young people studying computing at school through a broader programme of study of the subject that retains its core principles. This ...
TechSpot

Normal Computing tapes out the world's first thermodynamic chip for AI and scientific computing

What just happened? Normal Computing, a young company founded by alumni of Google Brain, Google X, and Palantir, has introduced what it calls a new era in computing. The startup announced the ...
The New York Times

Fraudulent Scientific Papers Are Rapidly Increasing, Study Finds

A statistical analysis found that the number of fake journal articles being churned out by “paper mills” is doubling every year and a half. By Carl Zimmer For years, whistle-blowers have warned that ...
Wall Street Journal

Here’s How Quantum Computing Could Change the World

AI is the technology trend of the moment—but what’s 10 years down the road? Some experts say quantum computing will be the next game changer. WSJ visited IBM’s quantum computing lab to learn why. With ...
CNBC

Quantum computing is having a moment. But the technology remains futuristic

Quantum computing has the attention of the most powerful institutions in the world, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM and the U.S. government. Startups in the space attracted about $2 billion ...
The New York Times

9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created. By Alan Burdick and Emily Anthes Illustrations by Ruru Kuo ...
The Conversation

Challenges to high‑performance computing threaten US innovation

Jack Dongarra receives funding from the NSF and the DOE. This technology has helped make huge discoveries in science and engineering over the past 40 years. But now, high-performance computing is at a ...