New design detects both types of quantum errors and can be scalable to larger systems

Stretchable, ultrasensitive strain sensors could provide a simple, low-cost way for robots to detect emotions

Human trials expected in a few years

May be a key to brain disorders

Research may also help civilians deal with an increasingly information-dense world

The key: detecting faint reflected light while filtering out the planet’s sun

New technique allows data transmitted on a single laser beam to be scaled to terabits or even petabits

“3D printing is so last year — we’re onto 4D printing now,” say Australian researchers