For more than a century, magnet technology has quietly underpinned humanity’s most transformative scientific breakthroughs. From the earliest particle accelerators to today’s frontier research in fusion energy, quantum materials, and advanced medical imaging, magnets are not simply components. They are enabling infrastructure. As scientific ambitions scale in complexity and precision, magnet technology has entered a decisive phase. Advances in superconducting materials, permanent magnet...

Antibiotic resistance has long been recognized as one of the most pressing global health challenges. However, emerging research highlights that resistance alone does not explain why some infections persist despite therapy. A recent breakthrough in single-cell microbiology has revealed that antibiotic tolerance , a heritable and genetically encoded trait, may be a critical determinant of treatment success. By observing how individual bacterial cells respond to antibiotics over time,...

Quantum computing has rapidly progressed over the past decade, with superconducting qubits emerging as a leading platform for realizing practical quantum processors. However, the scalability and fidelity of these systems remain constrained by the physical limitations of conventional qubit readout and amplification technologies. Recent breakthroughs in Josephson parametric amplifiers (JPAs) and traveling-wave Josephson devices are redefining the landscape, enabling high-frequency operation,...