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Researchers have developed a new kind of nanoelectronic device that could dramatically cut the energy consumed by artificial intelligence hardware by mimicking the human brain.

ETH Zurich has been an official partner of the United Nations since 2023. The first projects from this collaboration show how researchers and students can help the UN solve concrete problems.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing new technology that could lower how much energy data centers need to operate, reducing the strain on the energy grid that Americans rely on.

Quantum computing could be one of the big technological revolutions of the coming decades. EPFL is working on making it accessible and useful for addressing pressing global issues.

The Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory (CSSL) is celebrating a strong first year of research, collaboration and public impact.

Under the EPFL-led ADOPT project, researchers are combining AI satellite-image recognition with drift prediction models to improve the collection of plastic debris in the ocean. The technology has passed the proof-of-concept stage and is ready for field testing. Being able to identify and track floating masses of debris is critical to ocean clean-up efforts.

A 'smart pillow' which enables people to access digital content at bedtime without looking at screens could help cut down on problematic evening smartphone use, its inventors say.

Quantum computers often require hundreds of components for a single reliable qubit, making scaling up complicated and expensive.

Researchers at the University of Innsbruck, together with partners from Sydney and Waterloo, have presented a new diagnostic method for quantum computers.

New app Moment charts in real time where, when and why people feel (un)safe on the streets Brussels, 23 February 2026 - Researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) are today launching the cit

A team of researchers has developed an AI algorithm that can model complex dynamical processes while taking into account the laws of physics - using with Newton's third law. Artificial intelligence has enabled major breakthroughs in several fields, but the models still struggle to obbey the fundamental laws of physics.

An international collaboration using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) has unveiled an exceptionally detailed radio sky map, revealing 13.7 million cosmic sources and delivering the most complete census yet of actively growing supermassive black holes.

The LOFAR radio telescope has delivered the most detailed radio map of the northern sky to date. It provides new insights into active galaxies, star formation and rare cosmic objects. For more than ten years, an international research team observed the northern sky with the LOFAR radio telescope. The results of this sky survey have now been published in the scientific journal "Astronomy & Astrophysics".

The human genome is a long sequence of DNA scattered with innumerable genetic variants that distinguish us. Extracting information from large biobank datasets about complex traits, influenced by thousands or millions of variants, remains a challenge. Using human height as a model, researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have developed an enhanced algorithm, now published in Cell Genomics , with potential applications in personalized medicine - and even at crime scenes.

Physics-informed AI artificial intelligence for early prediabetes risk predictionprevention Predicting prediabetes risk early and acting before the condition progresses is the goal of PRAESIIDIUM, a

There is much debate about the role of social media in young people's lives. But what do adolescents themselves think about it? In any case, they feel they are not being listened to enough, according to a new study by Radboud University.

How rapidly does information spread through a quantum system? How does a quantum system forget its past? And can today's noisy quantum computers tell us anything trustworthy about the limits of these

A new research centre based at the University of Glasgow is setting out to develop the 'cognitive' cities of the future which will revolutionise urban life.

Caltech scientists have developed a way to guide light on silicon wafers with low signal loss approaching that of optical fiber at visible wavelengths.

Asthma in children is unpredictable. One moment, a child is running carefree across the football field, the next moment, they are too short of breath to participate.

A recent scientific article by Peter Seele, a Full Professor at the Faculty of Communication, Culture, and Society at Università della Svizzera italiana, and Ludovico Giacomo Conti, a PhD candidate a