20th December 2021

Efficiency breakthrough cuts cost of fusion power

Tokamak Energy has announced a more efficient design for the cryogenic electronics in fusion reactors. This can provide a 50% reduction in the power needed for the cooling of high-temperature superconducting magnets.

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29th November 2021

Ultracompact camera is the size of a salt grain

U.S. researchers have developed a new imaging device just 500 μm (0.5 mm) in diameter. The system can produce crisp, full-colour images on a par with conventional compound camera lenses 500,000 times larger in volume.

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24th November 2021

256-qubit quantum computer unveiled

The first 256-qubit quantum computer has been announced by startup company QuEra, founded by a team of scientists from MIT and Harvard.

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17th November 2021

IBM reveals 127-qubit quantum processor

IBM has announced a new 127-quantum bit (qubit) processor – called 'Eagle' – at the IBM Quantum Summit 2021, its annual event to showcase milestones in quantum hardware and software.

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12th November 2021

First ever simulation of baryons on a quantum computer

A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo, Canada, has performed the first-ever simulation of baryons – subatomic particles made up of three quarks – on a quantum computer.

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4th November 2021

High-speed laser could write 500 TB of data into glass

A breakthrough by UK researchers could make ultra-high density, 5D optical storage practical for long-term data archiving.

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18th October 2021

New cryopreservation technique revives heart tissue after three days

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have successfully revived human heart tissue after it had been preserved in a subfreezing, supercooled state for up to three days.

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24th September 2021

New optical transistor is up to 1,000 times faster, at lowest switching energy possible

A research team led by IBM and Skoltech has created an extremely energy-efficient optical switch. This could replace electronic transistors in a new generation of computers.

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11th September 2021

World's largest direct air capture and CO2 storage plant begins operations

Swiss company Climeworks this week launched "Orca" – the world's largest carbon capture and storage plant. The facility, located in Iceland, could be replicated at other sites across the country and beyond, helping to reverse global warming.

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4th September 2021

New class of supernova discovered

A new class of supernova has been observed for the first time. The dramatic event is triggered by a black hole or neutron star crashing into the core of a companion star.

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