Tunable optical chip paves way for new quantum devices
Researchers demonstrate first fully integrated silicon carbide optical switch that can be thermally tuned for different functionsCredit: Ali Adibi, Georgia...
USDA grant to study transport of pollen from hemp and genetically engineered switchgrass
Credit: Virginia Tech A new season is often marked by the eruption of pollen into the air. As these invisible...
Structural color printing of 3D microscale objects by shrinking photonic crystals
Credit: SUTD In a report recently published in Nature Communications, a research group led by Associate Professor Joel Yang from...
Quantum vacuum: Less than zero energy
Is it possible to borrow energy from an empty space? And if yes, do we have to give it back?...
African evidence support Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis
First African evidence to support hypothesis of an asteroid impact that contributed to the extinction of large animals 12,800 years...
Scientists improve pancreatic cancer diagnosis with multifunctional platinum nanoreactor
Credit: HUANG Lin Metabolic analysis involves ongoing biological pathways and can be more distal than proteomic/genomic approaches to in vitro...
Species could buffer reproduction against climate change through sperm and egg plasticity
Credit: University of East Anglia Beetles have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to reproduce despite warmer temperatures - according to new research...
Researchers study the mechanisms behind learning and long-term memory in the brain
Credit: Virginia Tech When we first purchase a smart phone, all of our settings and applications are the same. But...
Father’s obesity in puberty doubles the risk of asthma in his future offspring
A Norwegian study shows that boys who are obese in pre-puberty have an over two times higher risk of having...
Novel material with strong action against fungi and tumors was developed
Researchers have created a composite with antifungal properties that are 32 times greater than those of silver by irradiating a...
Scientists of the Samara Polytech sinter lunar soil in a microwave
Making bricks from a lunar soil simulator takes 40 minutesCredit: @SamaraPolytech A team of scientists led by an engineer, candidate...
Battling BPA with biofilms
Pitt researcher awarded $420,000 NSF grant to study growing biofilms on electrodes to degrade bisphenol ACredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH...
Why some greens turn brown in historical paintingsÂ
Credit: Adapted from Inorganic Chemistry 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02007 Enticed by the brilliant green hues of copper acetate and copper resinate,...
New research center for artificial intelligence at Mainz University
The Carl Zeiss Foundation supports the establishment of the Emergent AI Center at JGU that brings together researchers from the...
Object identification and interaction with a smartphone knock
Credit: KAIST A KAIST team has featured a new technology, "Knocker", which identifies objects and executes actions just by knocking...
Can we peek at Schrodinger’s cat without disturbing it?
Researchers describe a way of measuring a quantum system while keeping its superposition intactCredit: Associate Professor Holger F. Hofmann and...
Spying on topology
An ultra-fast optical way to extract critical information from quantum materialsCredit: Illustration: MBI Topological insulators are quantum materials, which, due...
The science of mindfulness — What do we really know and where do we go?
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The historical practice of mindfulness is a burgeoning integrated medicine field associated with benefits for...
Teams of mobile 3D printing robots could fix bridges on Earth and build them to Mars
Credit: NYU Tandon BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - Commercial 3D printing -- or additive manufacturing (AM) --...
S1P molecule regulates dendritic cell localization and vascular integrity in lymph nodes
Credit: Image by Dr. Szandor Simmons, Osaka University The trafficking of white blood cells called lymphocytes is crucial for controlling...
