A quantum metasurface breakthrough could finally close the terahertz gap

Detecting light and radiation is essential across the electromagnetic spectrum, but some regions remain especially challenging. One of those is the terahertz (THz) range, which sits between microwaves and infrared light. Existing detectors for these frequencies are often slow, lack sensitivity, or depend on large, costly equipment that frequently requires cryogenic cooling.

2026 GMC Sierra EV AT4 Max Range Fixes A Lot Of The Issues I Originally Had With The Truck - Jalopnik

2026 GMC Sierra EV AT4 Max Range front 3/4 view

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When I first reviewed the GMC Sierra EV Denali in November of 2024, I was not kind to it. I said the truck's driving dynamics "verge on dangerous" in everyday conditions and lamented the fact that it felt like a truly half-baked product. Now, more than a year later, the Sierra EV and I are taking another crack at each other to see if anything has changed. Well, it seems that quite a few of the issues I brought up in my 2024 first drive have been addressed and almost completely fixed with the AT4 off-road package.

2026 Ford Bronco: Will It Baby? - Jalopnik

A blue Ford Bronco parked in front of some trees with the text Will It Baby in the background

Erin Marquis

We haven't done a "Will It Baby" post at Jalopnik in a while because, frankly, none of us have babies, the desire to have babies, or even the ability to have babies. But I do have three nephews, all born three years ago just a few months apart from each other, which means they are prime "BIG TWUCK!" age. Enter, the Ford Bronco. 

New solar desalination breakthrough makes fresh water without toxic brine

According to the United Nations, 2.2 billion people still do not have access to safely managed drinking water. To help meet growing demand, many regions, from California to parts of the Middle East, rely on desalination plants that convert seawater into fresh water.

This strange new phase of matter could transform quantum technology

Researchers from Brown University and the University of Michigan have achieved something that scientists had only imagined until now. By carefully arranging tiny particles of silver into custom-built structures, they created and stabilized a previously elusive state of matter that had existed only in theoretical models.

Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them | New Scientist

Cutting photons is infinitely weird

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In Greek mythology, cutting one head off the Hydra of Lerna simply resulted in two more heads growing to replace it – and it turns out it’s even worse for photons. If you try to cut a piece off a particle of light, the result is infinitely many more of them being created.

Stanford quantum computing breakthrough uses twisted light to work without extreme cooling

Quantum computers today are notoriously difficult and expensive to operate. Most require temperatures near absolute zero, about -459 degrees Fahrenheit, to maintain the fragile quantum states needed for computation and communication.

Ella Toone: Lionesses and Man Utd midfielder on grief, football and her wedding

Toone knew that hours after every match, she would always get a phone call from Nick.

He and her mum, Karen, would always come to watch Toone's matches, but Nick also recorded them on TV so he could have another look when he got home before calling his daughter for a "debrief on the whole game".