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Key Takeaways Scientists have used laser-excited thorium-229 to probe for ultralight dark matter, even without a fully built nuclear clock. Thorium-229’s unique nuclear transition offers up to a billion times more sensitivity to fundamental forces than current methods. This new technique opens a fresh path for dark matter searches, potentially detecting effects 100 million times weaker than gravity. For nearly …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Scientists have developed a new laser amplifier that increases data transmission speeds by tenfold. 🔍 The amplifier’s spiral-shaped waveguides enhance optical paths, minimizing signal anomalies and noise. 📈 Rising data demands from streaming services and AI spur the need for this expanded bandwidth technology. 💡 The amplifier’s miniaturization offers potential applications in medical imaging and other …

IN A NUTSHELL 💡 Researchers at Université Laval have developed a groundbreaking optical AI chip that uses light to achieve data transfer speeds of 1,000 gigabits per second. 🔋 The chip is remarkably energy-efficient, consuming only four joules of energy, equivalent to heating one milliliter of water by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit. 📈 With its ability to transmit massive amounts of …

Scientists have uncovered a new group of rogue proteins in the brain that could play a major role in triggering and worsening Alzheimer’s disease. Until now, researchers believed that clumps of amyloid and tau proteins were the main culprits behind the devastating cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer’s patients.  But a new study from Johns Hopkins University has identified more than 200 …