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First step towards photonic quantum network
Credit: (Photo: Ola Jakup Joensen, NBI). Advanced photonic nanostructures are well on their way to revolutionising quantum technology for quantum...
Cosmic lenses support findings on accelerated universe expansion
Credit: NASA, ESA, Suyu (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics), Auger (University of Cambridge) The Hubble constant -- the rate at...
Jumping spiders court in color
Credit: Thomas Shahan While most arachnophiles will likely find tiny spider dancers who can "swagger like Jagger" entertaining, it's more...
Researchers in Kiel can control adhesive material remotely with light
Loading video... Credit: Emre Kizilkan Adhesive mechanisms in the natural world, as used by geckos and other animals when they...
NIH honors researchers with Outstanding Investigator Award
Credit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND: Two internationally recognized medical research leaders from University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve...
How water can split into two liquids below zero
Did you know that water can still remain liquid below zero degrees Celsius? It is called supercooled water and is...
This Week from AGU: The shifting landscape of science
From the Prow The shifting landscape of science With each new development in the science policy arena, whether announcements of...
Global shark attacks drop to recent average in 2016
After 2015's record-busting 98 shark attacks, calmer waters prevailed in 2016. The University of Florida's International Shark Attack File reported...
Invasive sedge protects dunes better than native grass, Penn-led study finds
Credit: Bianca Charbonneau The invasive species Carex kobomugi, or Asiatic sand sedge, was first found along the East Coast of...
Getting by with a little help from their friends
After big winter storms, clumps of kelp forests often wash ashore along the Southern California coast. Contrary to the devastation...
Are social networking sites good platforms for providing social support?
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 25, 2017--A critical review of 10 years of research on...
Murine study finds potential boost for ovarian cancer drug Olaparib
Credit: Qu et al., 2017 Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered that the metabolic enzyme phosphoglycerate mutase...
Advances prompt release of new recommendations for diagnosis, management of adult AML
Columbus, Ohio - An international panel of experts has released updated evidence-based and expert-opinion-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment...
Research: Aerobic exercise shows promise for treatment of wounded warriors with mild traumatic brain
LAWRENCE -- Improvised explosive devices and associated blast injuries have left over 350,000 U.S. service members in Iraq and Afghanistan...
100% renewable energy sources require overcapacity
Germany decided to go nuclear-free by 2022. A CO2-emission-free electricity supply system based on intermittent sources, such as wind and...
Hospitals can rapidly identify life-threatening bacteria
Credit: IPC PAS Soon in virtually every hospital it will be possible to identify the bacterial species responsible for an...
NASA restarts rigorous vibration testing on the James Webb Space Telescope
Credit: Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn Testing on the James Webb Space Telescope successfully resumed last week at NASA's Goddard Space Flight...
Physicists patent detonation technique to mass-produce graphene
Loading video... Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Forget chemicals, catalysts and expensive machinery -- a Kansas State University...
Diabetes drug takes aim at cancer’s fuel source
PHILADELPHIA -- In the last three years, researchers have shown that diabetic patients with head and neck cancer, may have...
Expanding point-of-care disease diagnostics with ultrasound (video)
Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society Fast, accurate and inexpensive medical tests in a doctor's office are only possible for some...
