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@thesciencewriter.bsky.social
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⭐Physics PhD and Science Writer/Communicator. ✒️ Writing about Fundamental Physics and Trustworthy Tech/AI. CERN/University of Oxford hectorgarciamorales.wordpress.com Posts: #SciComm #Physics #Tech #TrustworthyAI

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PSI Paul Scherrer Institut @psi.ch · 06/06/2025
#QuantumMaterials exhibit remarkable emergent properties when they are excited with external sources. But these excited states decay rapidly, limiting practical applications. Thanks to the light of the #SwissFEL researchers could obtain long-lived quantum states.
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Stabilising fleeting quantum states with light
X-rays from SwissFEL probe emergent properties of quantum materials
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
No need to invest in huge multi-billion particle accelerators when you have low-cost black holes to produce particle collisions with an energy of hundreds of teraelectronvolts! An interesting theoretical study led by the @ox.ac.uk phys.org/news/2025-06...
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Study shows how scientists can use black holes as supercolliders
As federal funding cuts impact decades of research, scientists could turn to black holes for cheaper, natural alternatives to expensive facilities searching for dark matter and similarly elusive parti...
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
My new story on Quantum Computing! ⚛️ I tell you about a new hybrid architecture for quantum computers based on neutral atoms being developed at @psich.bsky.social. The the goal is to build large-scale arrays to improve the correction of quantum errors. www.psi.ch/de/news/scie...
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Correcting quantum errors with neutral-atom architectures
Wenchao Xu talks about the benefits and challenges of building quantum computers from neutral atoms.
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
⚛️ New Quantum Story at the EPFL website! When Quantum meets Real World Challenges! ⚛️ actu.epfl.ch/news/when-qu...
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When quantum computing meets the real world
Quantum computing could be one of the big technological revolutions of the coming decades. At EPFL, scientists are at the forefront of harnessing quantum technologies to address real-world issues, ali...
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Damn Universe! Always beating human capabilities! The latest defeat: cosmic neutrinos of 120 PeV 😱 So much powerful than those created in particle accelerators... I write about the detection in my recent article at Diari ARA! www.ara.cat/ciencia-medi...
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Detectat el neutrí còsmic més energètic mai observat: què és i com ens ajudarà a entendre l'Univers?
La descoberta permetrà comprendre millor els fenòmens més energètics del cosmos
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Me alegra mucho presentaros el curso sobre Aceleradores de Particulas que he creado para Amautas, una plataforma de educación y divulgación científica destinada a todos aquellos que desean saber más sobre el universo que nos rodea. 📚 🚀 amautas.com/intro-cursos...
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Curso Aceleradores de Partículas. - Amautas
En este curso explicaremos los conceptos básicos sobre la física y la tecnología que hacen de estas máquinas las más complejas del mundo.
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
University rankings are useless unless yours is in the #1 !
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Cristina Saez @crisaez.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Entrevista superinteressant de l'Hèctor Garcia al físic italià www.ara.cat/128_50511f?u... @thesciencewriter.bsky.social
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Carlo Rovelli: "L'Univers podria estar ple de forats blancs"
Investigador al Centre de Física Teòrica de la Universitat d’Aix-Marsella
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Tesla, Amazon and Google take the second row behind Trump in his inauguration... What is going on here?
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Although failure is an essential part of progress, it comes with great responsibility. Let's take it seriously. Reckless progress is very dangerous...
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Most scientists (physicists and astrobiologist in particular) tend to agree that extraterrestrial life (even in its complex or intelligent forms) is a fact and it is only matter of time to discover it 👽 . What do you think?
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
"The nervous system circuitry that controls arm movement in octopuses is segmented, giving these extraordinary creatures precise control across all eight arms and hundreds of suckers to explore their environment, grasp objects, and capture prey" #scicomm #nature #octopus phys.org/news/2025-01...
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Octopus arms have segmented nervous systems to power extraordinary movements
Octopus arms move with incredible dexterity, bending, twisting, and curling with nearly infinite degrees of freedom. New research from the University of Chicago revealed that the nervous system circui...
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I use to treat technology with respect. Not because I think it needs an anthropomorphic treatment, but because I am human and, for me, respect is a fundamental value. A value that should define us and, perhaps, distinguish us from machines. actu.epfl.ch/news/seeing-...
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Seeing our reflection in the AI mirror
Attributing human traits to machines is nothing new, but with the rise of generative artificial intelligence, anthropomorphism is taking on a new dimension. This trend raises crucial philosophical and...
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hector @thesciencewriter.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Deep brain stimulation therapy restored enough leg control in two individuals with partial spinal injuries to walk unaided and even climb stairs. I dedicate my first post in this platform to this astonishing advancement in neuroscience at #EPFL. #neurosience #scicomm actu.epfl.ch/news/stimula...
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Stimulating hypothalamus restores walking in paralyzed patients
The discovery that an unexpected brain region is crucial for walking recovery in mice with spinal cord injuries has led a deep brain stimulation therapy in humans. The approach restored enough leg con...
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