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'This computer works almost like a guitar': Fingernail-sized quantum chip uses vibrations to store data

ETH Zurich's new quantum chip stores data the way a guitar stores a note, using vibrations, with a simple caveat: it can play several notes at the same time

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About 10% of Americans Have Genes That May Make GLP-1 Drugs Less Effective: What You Should Know

Stanford found PAM gene variants in ~10% of people reduce GLP-1 drug effectiveness. Here's why some Ozempic non-responders have a biology-based explanation — not a compliance problem.

Medical Daily

Researchers invent 'new type of pixel' that could create displays that double as cameras — and the internet's first thought is 'what could go wrong?'

ETH Zurich researchers have found a way to both emit and analyze light from the same surface.

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Physicists achieve 'perfect randomness' for the first time ever

Physicists used quantum bits to achieve "perfect randomness" in a world-first experiment. The results of their research could strengthen cryptography and other security systems.

LiveScience

Researchers attack AMD's Infinity Fabric to bypass hardware security protections with 'Fabricked' — flaw lets malicious cloud hosts silently read confidential VM memory and forge attestation reports

ETH Zurich researchers disclosed “Fabricked,” a software-only attack that manipulates AMD Infinity Fabric routing during boot to undermine SEV-SNP protections on EPYC systems, enabling malicious cloud hosts to read confidential VM memory and forge attestation reports

Tom’s Hardware

The hidden role of export credit in the energy transition

For most policymakers, export credit agencies (ECAs) are financial tools that boost national companies’ business endeavours abroad. But a recent research project conducted by Philipp Censkowsky, Paul Waidelich, Igor Shishlov, and Bjarne Steffen reveals the profound impact they have on the energy transition. Our study analysed 921 energy-finance deals backed…

The Conversation

Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth's rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years

Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

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‘Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years’: How human-made climate change is making days longer

Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study.

Euronews

'Blackwater' lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphere

Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be nearing a tipping point.

LiveScience

Scientists 3D printed muscle tissue in microgravity. The goal is to make human organs from scratch

Scientists just 3D printed human muscle tissue in microgravity conditions. The ultimate goal is to make organs in space.

Space

New Spectre-based CPU vulnerability allows guests to steal sensitive data from the cloud

Researchers found another Spectre-like vulnerability affecting both Intel and AMD chips.

TechRadar

Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time

Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation

The Guardian - UK

Scientists 3D print a patch that can be embedded into heart tissue — provides alternative to animal-based tissues

Scientists from ETH Zurich have 3D printed a special patch that can integrate into existing heart tissue to help repair damage, providing an alternative to animal-based tissues like bovine patches.

Tom’s Hardware

Switzerland is now home to the world's tallest 3D-printed building – Tor Alva measures 98 feet and features 32 sculptured columns

The world's tallest 3D-printed building has completed construction in Mulegns, Switzerland, by architect Michael Hansmeyer and ETH Zurich professor Benjamin Dillenburger.

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Intel reports wave of high-severity GPU vulnerabilities — ten unique security vulnerabilities stemming from poor software hit range of graphics solutions

Intel has reported ten new GPU-related security vulnerabilities affecting drivers and graphics control software across a range of its GPU offerings this week. The announcement immediately follows announcements of a Spectre workaround from ETH Zurich.

TechRadar

Intel still vulnerable to Spectre data-leak vulnerabilities, researchers say

AMD and ARM have dodged the bullet this time.

Space

How rare are inhabited worlds in the universe? The 'LIFE' space telescope fleet could find out

The LIFE mission would feature four space telescopes acting together to search for biosignatures on rocky planets in the habitable zones of their stars.

Space

Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's crust but appear in seemingly impossible places.

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Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there

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AI just made a mockery of CAPTCHA and that’s bad news for real people

Study shows AI besting CAPTCHA tests perfectly.

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Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame

New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity's future.

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Anymal Robot From Switzerland Challenges Boston Dynamics' Spot In Agility

ANYmal, a versatile robot by ETH Zurich, competes with Boston Dynamics' Spot using AI and parkour skills for various applications.

PC Gamer

Sponge made from a cheesy waste product can help recover the gold from your dumped circuit boards

Get bigger muscles or solve the e-waste problem? Easy when you think about it.

Evening Standard

Artificial intelligence robot 'physically beats' humans and out-thinks them in new breakthrough

Researchers in Switzerland created an AI robot that learned in just six hours to master a popular game of physical skill

France 24

‘Real estate’ for corals: Swiss organisation builds artificial reefs with art, tech

3D-printed clay sculptures that provide shelter to corals are part of an innovative, artistic project aimed at conserving sensitive marine ecosystems. As world leaders gather for the COP28 summit in Dubai, FRANCE 24 takes a look at an unusual conservation project run by a Swiss NGO.

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