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Quantum Effects in Healthcare and Energy

Updated 2026-05-20 21:05 UTC 1 source Positive

Researchers are exploring how quantum mechanisms might explain the success of various health treatments. Additionally, experiments suggest these effects could be harnessed to generate hydrogen from rocks while storing CO2.

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New Scientist

We could generate hydrogen from rocks while storing CO2 in them

Storing carbon dioxide in rocks while producing hydrogen from them - and perhaps even geothermal power too - could be a double win on the climate front, and several groups are trying to make it happen

2026-05-20 17:00 UTC

New Scientist

Can we harness quantum effects to create a new kind of healthcare?

Experiments hint that quantum mechanisms are vital to the machinery of life. Now researchers are exploring if these effects help to explain the success of an array of puzzling health treatments

2026-05-20 18:00 UTC