Technology

Researchers create a 10-qubit register that can hold its quantum state for more than a minute.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Researchers combine old whaling records with aerial photographs to estimate the large animals’ weights.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
New technology could lower the cost of ultrasound machines
Karin Heineman, Executive Producer
Regular improvements in so-called optical clocks are setting the stage for a redefinition of the second and powering searches for new laws of physics.
Catherine Meyers, Editor
Test of mining prowess of microbes lifted off yesterday. 
Brian Owens, Contributor
Researchers suggest that flexible blankets or domes made of silica aerogel could protect crops on the red planet.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
A different set of ingredients may be needed to take the next giant leap for humankind.
Ramin Skibba, Contributor
A month's worth of cool science stories summed up.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
A month's worth of cool science stories summed up.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
A month's worth of cool science stories summed up.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
We may be vulnerable, researchers warn after demonstrating a cyberattack on a CT scanner, highlighting the need for better security.
Claire Cleveland, Contributor
A team of engineers spent years giving new life to old NASA tapes.
Catherine Meyers, Editor