➀ Researchers developed Surface Immobilised Electrides, enabling free electron movement for quantum applications;

➁ New material offers improved stability and scalability over previous electrides;

➂ Potential uses in quantum computing and efficient chemical production systems.

➀ TOPTICA developed the "Topticlock," an atomic clock using a single Yb+ ion to achieve ~10⁻¹⁷ accuracy, marking a commercial benchmark with PTB;

➁ The compact system (two 19-inch racks) is undergoing validation at PTB and will be delivered to a Vienna client;

➂ Combines laser cooling, quantum-state control, and ultra-stable lasers, featuring 871nm optical output convertible to microwaves via frequency combs.

➀ Researchers experimentally confirmed that large quantum processors (73 qubits) exhibit genuine quantum behavior by using Bell's test to detect non-local correlations;

➀ The study demonstrated energy levels below classical limits and multipartite Bell correlations, proving the system's quantum nature;

➂ This verification method enhances trust in quantum computing scalability and supports future advancements in secure communication and algorithms.

➀ Researchers have discovered microplastics in human brain samples, with recent samples showing a 50% increase compared to older ones.

➁ Inhalation is a key factor in how microplastics can enter the brain, traveling through the nose to the olfactory bulb.

➂ Dementia patients were found to have 3 to 5 times more microplastics in the brain than those without dementia.

➀ OpenAI has released a new AI-powered tool called Deep Research on February 2nd, which can generate comprehensive reports within 30 minutes.

➁ Deep Research is available to ChatGPT Pro users and is designed for complex inquiries in fields such as finance, science, policy, and engineering.

➂ The tool emphasizes precision and reliability, and aims to limit the hallucinations common in conventional language models.

➀ Researchers from Google DeepMind and the London School of Economics and Political Science conducted tests on large language models (LLMs) to evaluate if they could experience pain or pleasure.

➁ The tests were inspired by experiments involving electrocuting hermit crabs to observe their behavior.

➂ The results showed that some AI models, like Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro, avoided pain and sought pleasure, but this does not necessarily indicate sentience.