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1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (877+ words) Millimetre-scale Penning traps previously relied upon approximations becoming inaccurate as device dimensions shrink. Now, an analytical solution offers precise design choices for optimising planar Penning trap geometry and voltage settings at sub-millimetre scales. This advancement minimises unwanted distortions in confining…...

2+ day, 37+ min ago   (94+ words) Columbia Daily Spectator Columbia prohibits electronic devices in all Literature Humanities, Contemporary Civilization sections Columbia College will permit exceptions to the policy for specific instructional purposes, according to Dennis Tenen, co-chair of a faculty working group examining the role of…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (463+ words) Artificial intelligence is becoming a part of modern medicine. In dermatology, which heavily relies on examining images, artificial intelligence tools are being made to help doctors find skin cancer, infections and other diseases. By analyzing thousands of medical images, these…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (420+ words) The city said the power outages had knocked out several traffic lights, leaving four-way stops at the following intersections: Additional intersections experiencing problems include Poplar and West Street and Poplar and Germantown Road. "If a traffic signal is completely dark,…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (444+ words) Frustration is boiling over in northwest Indiana as residents push back on the idea that lengthy power outages were simply an unavoidable result of severe storms. In a heated online discussion, customers argued that maintenance decisions—not just the weather…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (251+ words) Eigen Labs just ran what might be the most consequential hackathon in crypto security history. A crowdsourced optimization challenge for quantum circuits targeting the cryptography behind Bitcoin and Ethereum produced results that beat Google's own benchmarks by a wide margin,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (798+ words) Entanglement, a key resource for future quantum technologies, can surprisingly increase even as systems become noisier. This work reveals that under amplitude damping, the ability to violate fundamental limits of classical physics can initially diminish then reappear with greater decay....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (239+ words) bostonglobe.com The 2026 ALX100: 100 Latino leaders making a difference across Massachusetts We Are ALX honors a new cohort of leaders selected in time for Hispanic Heritage Month. Globe Magazine kicks off the 2026 Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) by publishing this list…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (855+ words) Meet five of the 100 community leaders honored in the 2026 ALX100 list. They develop medicines and treat patients, make public schools better, fight for justice, and prepare delicious cuisine in top restaurants. Kati Cabral was raised in a Dominican family in Chelsea,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (423+ words) The Quantum Mechanic is the journalist who covers quantum computing like a master mechanic diagnosing engine trouble - methodical, skeptical, and completely unimpressed by shiny marketing materials. They're the writer who asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask: "But…...