The quest to create a useful quantum computer reached a significant milestone at the end of 2024 with Google's announcement of its Willow chip. The chip promises reduced noise and fewer errors as the ...

This is my third time honoring what I see as the year’s most important scientific and technological advances. In 2022, my theme was the principle of “twin ideas,” when similar inventions emerge around ...

As we reach the end of another year, it’s time to take a look at some of the biggest events, breakthroughs, and stories that shook the world of technology in 2024. It was a year in which we saw ...

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Matthew Herper covers medical innovation — both its promise and its perils. It’s easy to forget that we live in an age of medical wonders. Cancer tumors can be slowed or shrunk in ways previous ...

At the beginning of 2024, the American Cancer Society predicted that 2,001,140 new cancer cases and 611,720 cancer deaths would occur in the United States. Now, as the year draws to a close, experts ...

From cataloguing the year’s biggest breakthroughs in emerging technology to exploring the far future, 2024 kept us busy. Another year is coming to a close, so let’s look back at the MIT Technology ...

Quantum computing made significant strides in 2024, but it’s yet to demonstrate a practical advantage over classical digital computers, according to a recent trends report released by Forrester ...

Xcel’s Sherco Solar plant will now have a total capacity of 710MW. Image: Xcel US electricity utility Xcel Energy has reached an agreement on its 2024 Resource Plan which it says will reduce its ...