With dozens of companies, from small startups to tech giants, pursuing quantum computing, there’s a steady flow of results as they try to find a path to utility. We typically focus on new technologies ...

June 24, 2026 A groundbreaking superconducting X-ray spectrometer has begun operation at BESSY II, giving Europe its first TES-based system and boosting photon detection efficiency by up to 1,000 ...

Microsoft’s announcement of a new quantum computing breakthrough with its Majorana 2 chip continues a trend of bold claims followed by scant evidence Microsoft claimed today that it has improved its ...

Researchers have developed a way to flip time to move backward in a quantum system. This level of control could lead to bizarre real-world applications ...

A few weeks ago, Google Gemini taught me some new graphic design skills. I was editing a screenshot in Photopea, a free online Photoshop alternative, and wanted to place the image over a colorful ...

On June 12, with Reunion in full swing, Phyllis Graber Jensen, the college’s longtime director of photography and video, did something highly unusual. She showed up at a Bates College event without ...

Generative AI isn’t going away, that’s for sure. But that doesn’t mean we have to live with the most dangerous and problematic aspects of gen-AI. Here’s four things that need to happen for generative ...

Investing in quantum computing ETFs has its share of pros and cons. Some of the benefits include: However, investing in quantum computing ETFs isn't without risk. Some of the notable risk factors ...

Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computing Sciences Department, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering and Computing Sciences Department Information technology is ...

Like its quantum-specialist peers, Rigetti runs its business on stock sale funds rather than revenue streams. The terminal risk for micro-cap pure-plays like Rigetti has always been cash burn. However ...

Chronicling Bates alumni in the news — from the class of ’77 to ’26 — and a remembering journalist Kim Gamel ’90. Many Bates faculty and staff have received grants, awards, and other acknowledgements ...