Conventional probabilistic computers, systems built from standard components that use randomly flipping “probabilistic bits” to explore solution spaces, can match or surpass the performance of a large quantum annealer on a flagship optimisation problem, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Polish scientists have successfully completed tests of a prototype space excavator designed to extract lunar regolith under simulated lunar-gravity conditions.
A 3D-printed structure that allows nerve cells to travel independently and form new connections, offering a potential advance in the repair of severed arm or leg nerves, has been developed by researchers from Poznań and collaborating centres.
Claims that Polish is the “best language for prompting” AI models are incorrect, according to the research behind the OneRuler benchmark, a multilingual test suite evaluating how AI models process very long texts.
A detector that detects energy from near-infrared to thermal radiation at room temperature has been developed by Chinese researchers working with physicists from the Military University of Technology in Warsaw.
Scientists at the University of Warsaw have developed a nanocatalyst that transforms waste glycerol and carbon dioxide into glycerol carbonate, a potentially cheaper and greener route for producing materials used in lithium-ion batteries, bioplastics, and pharmaceuticals.
Children remain polite to robots even when the machines speak to them in a commanding manner, Polish researchers have found. The finding challenges the assumption that children automatically imitate the communication style of machines.
A team of engineers from Warsaw has won the 2025 James Dyson Award in the “Sustainability” category, a global recognition for young inventors tackling real-world problems.
A Polish team will develop mechanisms resistant to extreme space conditions for the Envision mission, the first probe to study Venus’s surface, interior, and atmosphere.