Story 1: Ultra-Accurate Optical Atomic Clocks Could Enable True Self-Driving Cars
Source: TopSpeed.com Story by Craig Cole
Link: https://www.topspeed.com/ultra-accurate-optical-atomic-clocks-could-enable-true-self-driving-cars/
See Chalmers University of Technology news article here: https://www.chalmers.se/en/current/news/mc2-microcomb-chips-help-pave-the-way-for-thousand-times-more-accurate-gps-systems/
Story 2: This is the first quantum computer you can actually buy (and use, and power): Equal1's Bell-1 uses a standard power socket
Source: TechRadar.com Story by Efosa Udinmwen
Link: https://www.techradar.com/pro/this-is-the-first-quantum-computer-you-can-actually-buy-and-use-and-power-equal1s-bell-1-uses-a-standard-power-socket
See also: https://www.equal1.com/post/equal1-launches-bell-1-the-first-quantum-system-purpose-built-for-the-hpc-era
Story 3: Shape-shifting robot that swims now explores Mariana Trench, reaching a depth of 34,776-ft
Source: InterestingEngineering.com Story by Jijo Malayil
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/shape-shifting-robot-mariana-trench-exploration
See research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00489-y
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-2USuQEuU
Story 4: Wi-Fi-based technology developed to detect depression in older adults
Source: MedicalXpress.com Story by JMIR Publications
Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-wi-fi-based-technology-depression.html#google_vignette
See research paper here: https://aging.jmir.org/2025/1/e67715/
See also: https://www.digitalhealthscience.org/2025/03/03/ai-meets-mental-health-wi-fi-based-depression-detection-for-aging-populations/
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