Xi Jinping’s hi-tech push steals the spotlight at China’s ‘two sessions’ as Li Qiang scales back presence

He then took part in a discussion with the NPC delegation of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the People’s Armed Police Force on Thursday. Xi, who is also China’s top military commander, called on the military representatives to integrate hi-tech development with the PLA’s war capacity to “comprehensively enhance strategic capabilities in emerging areas”. … Read more

Bleak, beautiful Oppenheimer tells us about our apocalyptic future

There are few figures in American history as mythologized as J. Robert Oppenheimer — in no small part due to the man himself.  So building a cohesive story about him — the physicist who helped define an entire scientific field so new and arcane it was called “boys’ physics”; the precocious child-genius who delivered a … Read more

Europe’s Silicon Valley? No thanks – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. CAMBRIDGE, England — This city wears many crowns: the fastest growing in Britain, the world’s most intensive research cluster and the university with the highest number of tech founders. It also has Britain’s second highest level of inequality and one of the lowest amounts … Read more

Quantum: Breakthrough discovery: Quantum physics offers insights into neutron star ‘glitches’

A team of astrophysicists and quantum physicists has achieved a breakthrough in understanding the enigmatic phenomena known as neutron star “glitches”, reported Space.com. These peculiar events, where the spins of ultradense dead stars suddenly accelerate, may be attributed to tiny vortices of swirling inner material breaking the surface of these intense celestial remnants.The interdisciplinary research, … Read more