Storing the Internet in DNA? Scientists Say It’s Closer Than You Think

Scientists are exploring how DNA’s physical structure can store vast amounts of data and encode secure information.

Infleqtion lands deal with DOE to help achieve grid optimization through quantum computing

Infleqtion’s CCCX SPAC merger gains DOE ARPA-E ENCODE deal to boost AI-era electric grid optimization with quantum ...
The Tartan

AI’s impact on education at CMU and beyond

With the rise of models such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and Google Gemini, more college students than ever are using generative AI tools to help ...

This Maryland lab’s quantum computer could cure cancer — and steal passwords

Gov. Wes Moore (D), who calls quantum computing a “lighthouse industry” for Maryland, has secured more than $1 billion in ...

Listening to polymers collapse: 'Water bridges' pull the strings

It is not easy to follow the interactions of large molecules with water in real time. But this can be easier to hear than to ...
EurekAlert!

Listening to polymer collapse: Water bridges pull the strings

Some polymers react to their environment with conformational changes: one of these is the polymer PNIPAM, short for poly(N-isopropylacrylamide). It is water-soluble below around 32 degrees Celsius, ...
Popular Science

Lowe’s is blowing out this Craftsman cordless string trimmer with battery and charger for just $29 while they last

You may not be thinking about lawn care right now, but for $30, this deal is worth grabbing and sitting on until spring. By Stan Horaczek Published Jan 23, 2026 2:20 PM EST We may earn revenue from ...
Quanta Magazine

The Year in Computer Science

Space and time aren’t just woven into the background fabric of the universe. To theoretical computer scientists, time and space (also known as memory) are the two fundamental resources of computation.
Lansing State Journal

Michigan native Billy Strings performs Tiny Desk Concert. What to know

Michigan native Billy Strings got the Tiny Desk Concert treatment this week on NPR's YouTube channel. Strings, now based in Nashville, Tennessee, is a west Michigan native. He grew up in Muir, a ...
Live Science

Giant rotating string of galaxies is 'probably the largest spinning object' in the known universe

A giant rotating filament of the cosmic web may be the largest spinning structure ever seen, and could help reveal how galaxies form. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Wants to ‘Honor’ His Late Mom With a New Album Featuring Her Poetry

Billy Strings revealed that he wants to set his late mother’s poetry to music for a potential new album during an extensive interview about drug use and addiction on the Dopey podcast. Strings’ mother ...
Gizmodo

Whatever Happened to String Theory?

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 7 minutes ...