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The smartphone market is witnessing huge ripples with the advent of the Galaxy S24 Ultra. The top-of-the-line smartphone in the brand’s flagship series not only brings noticeable upgrades to its precursors but also aims to revolutionize mobile technology as we know it. As the latest addition to the prestigious ‘Galaxy Ultra’ portfolio from Samsung, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is setting new benchmarks in every single department, making it the ultimate tool for the new-age dynamic professionals. Backed by the company’s in-house…

The biggest challenge in the development of the quantum computer consists of the magnetic and electrical noise that disturbs the quantum effect, and therefore the processor QPU (Quantum Processing Unit) is cooled down to the lowest possible temperature just above the absolute zero point of -273 degrees. This happens in the cryostat, which can be seen in the picture. The processor is located at the bottom of the cryostat. Credit: Ola J. Joensen, NBIScientists around the world work hard to rinse quantum systems for noise,…

It is December 2023, and Shabaka Hutchings has just played a gig at Saint John at Hackney church, London, performing John Coltrane’s 1964 album A Love Supreme. It was rapturously received, despite – or perhaps because of – Hutchings’ unorthodox approach to playing this revered text, the very cornerstone of spiritual jazz. There was no collective rehearsal – instead, Hutchings wrote “a really deep, long email” to his bandmates, ruminating on the meaning of the term spiritual jazz. “People say ‘spiritual jazz, spiritual…

Schematic representation showing how a graphene layer protects against water. The electrical current flowing along the edge of the topological insulator indenene remains completely unaffected by external influences. Credit: Jörg Bandmann, pixelwgResearchers have developed a groundbreaking protective coating for indenene, a quantum material promising for ultrafast electronics, enabling its use in air without oxidation. This innovation could revolutionize the future of atomic layer electronics.The race to create…

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking light-based processor that enhances the efficiency and scalability of quantum computing and communication. By minimizing light losses, the processor promises significant advancements in secure data transmission and sensing applications. Credit: SciTechDaily.comA team of scientists has created a reprogrammable light-based quantum processor, reducing light losses and enabling advancements in quantum computing and secure communications.Scientists have created a reprogrammable…

An artist’s rendering of nitrogen vacancy centers in a diamond anvil cell, which can detect the expulsion of magnetic fields by a high-pressure superconductor. Credit: Ella MarushchenkoHarvard scientists have made a significant advance in high-pressure physics by creating a tool that directly images superconducting materials under extreme conditions, facilitating new discoveries in the field of superconducting hydrides.Hydrogen (like many of us) acts weird under pressure. Theory predicts that when crushed by the weight of…

Leeds four-piece Yard Act made one of 2022’s most assured debuts in The Overload, although its debt to the Fall was hard to ignore, in terms of both its post-punk dynamics and frontman James Smith’s delivery. His sprechgesang vocals still take centre stage, but this time his lyrics are more self-reflective, most notably on Down By the Stream, an arresting rumination on his past as a school bully: “I was young, but more so I was wrong.” Elsewhere, The Undertow examines the trade-off between time spent with his band and…

The Current10:20The case for a ‘leap minute’The leap year is the most famous of the leap family, keeping our calendars right every year, while behind the scenes, with little fanfare, the leap second has been doing its part. But global stakeholders believe it's time for a change — the leap minute."Ever since we've invented clocks, we've been having to make sure that they are keeping us relative to the sky," Rob Cockcroft, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., told host…

A lot of people lie about their true age – at first, to appear old enough to get into a club to party with their friends. Later on, they celebrate their 40-something birthday for a very long time. Well, Mary Lea Forsythe is lucky – despite turning 100, she’s actually celebrating her 25th birthday as she is one of the lucky few to be born on the 29th of February, which only appears in the calendar once every four years.Mary Lea Forsythe was born in 1924 but she only just celebrated her 25th birthdayShare iconImage…

For most people February 29, the date that only comes around once every four years, is mostly a fun novelty, but the leap year day also has the potential to wreak havoc on tech systems. This year at least two games have had issues on February 19, forcing players to change the date on their console if they want to keep playing.Racing game EA Sports WRC was one of the games that began seeing issues as soon as console clocks ticked over to February 29, forcing EA tech support to release a tweet suggesting…