Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that can analyse eye scans taken during a routine visit to an optician or eye clinic and identify patients at a high risk of a…
Twist – MIT’s new programming language for quantum computing
Unlike traditional computers that use bits, quantum computers use qubits to encode information as zeros or ones, or both at the same time. Coupled with a cocktail of forces from quantum physics,…
Social Isolation Among Older Adults Linked to Having Fewer Teeth
Older adults who are socially isolated are more likely to have missing teeth—and to lose their teeth more quickly over time—than those with more social interaction, according to a new study of…
Groundbreaking pig heart transplant in a human may help patients awaiting donor hearts
The University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical Center announced the first successful transplant of a genetically modified pig’s heart into a human. According to reports, the…
Minimizing laser phase noise with machine learning
Ultra-precise lasers can be used for optical atomic clocks, quantum computers, power cable monitoring, and much more. But all lasers make noise, which researchers from Technical University of Denmark DTU Fotonik want…