Europe’s Most Powerful Quantum Computer Starts Operating in Donostia
On October 14, the IBM Quantum System Two—currently the most powerful quantum computer in Europe—began operating in Donostia–San Sebastián. Beyond…
Detecting LLM-Generated Reviews through Watermarking and Statistical Guarantees
The integrity of peer review is essential for scientific progress, yet the rise of large language models (LLMs) has introduced…
First pregnancy using AI to find the one sperm that matters
Only one healthy sperm is needed to create an embryo, and artificial intelligence can now find it. Researchers at Columbia…
Minds Over AI
Global Media and Information Literacy Week Each year, during the last week of October, the world celebrates Global Media and…
Switzerland launches a public alternative to commercial AI systems
In early September 2025, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre presented Apertus, a large language model built…
100 years of quantum is just the beginning with ultracold atoms
The UNESCO 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology celebrates a century of quantum mechanics which is the foundation…
NASA reports traces of ancient life on Mars
On the 10th of September 2025, NASA anounced that the Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars in 2021 inside the…
Giving Old EV Motors a Second Life: The Future of Recycling and Reuse
World EV Day Electric vehicles (EVs) are rapidly transforming global transportation, but with growth comes a hidden challenge: what happens…
Cooperation at the speed of light or why physics matters for humanity
To cooperate means to forfeit personal benefits for the common good. And although fundamental principles of biology and evolution would…
AI Puts Preventive Dental Care in Everyone’s Hands
Access to dental care is far from universal. Across the European Union, 4.7 % of nationals and 6.7 % of non‑EU citizens…