The first lab-created “quantum abacus”
Do you want to know whether a very large integer is a prime number or not? Or if it is a 'lucky number'? A new...
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Major research project studies what it looks like when HIV and coronavirus proteins bind to medications
The way in which molecules interact forms the basis of life and treating illness. But what does it look like when a viral protein meets...
Sparse, small, but diverse neural connections help make perception reliable, efficient
The brain’s cerebral cortex produces perception based on the sensory information it’s fed through a region called the thalamus.Credit: Nedivi Lab/MIT Picower Institute The brain’s...
Reducing their natural signals: How sneaky germs hide from ants
Pathogens are disease-causing organisms. By natural selection, they develop evading mechanisms to outsmart the host’s immune system and to get the upper hand. One way...
Near-zero-dispersion soliton and broadband modulational instability Kerr microcombs in anomalous dispersion
Microresonators based frequency combs, microcombs, have attracted huge interest in the last decades for their revolutionary performance of compact size, flexible comb spacing, and broad...
Astronomers observe light bending around an isolated white dwarf
Astronomers have directly measured the mass of a dead star using an effect known as gravitational microlensing, first predicted by Einstein in his General Theory...
Nematodes can help us detect indoor air impurities
Good quality indoor air is crucial to our well-being, while impurities in the air can compromise our working capacity and health. Researchers at the University...
Newly proposed strategy in chemistry sheds light on better applications in energy devices
A research team has proposed a new strategy to use a kind of molecules called zwitterions-polyoxometalates to optimize and broaden practical applications in energy devices...
Genes responsible for coronary artery disease, world’s No. 1 killer, identified
University of Virginia researchers and their collaborators have identified genes that play key roles in the development of coronary artery disease, the No. 1 cause of...
Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect elderly against COVID-19
Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect elderly against COVID-19Credit: UMC Utrecht Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect elderly against COVID-19 Utrecht, February 2, 2023 - The tuberculosis...
Flue2Chem: Science-based industries join forces for first time to address UK net zero targets
Key industrial players representing the UK’s £73 billion chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry sector have signed a collaboration agreement to launch ‘Flue2Chem’ – a collaborative programme...
Looking beyond microplastics, Oregon State researchers find that cotton and synthetic microfibers impact behavior and growth of aquatic organisms
CORVALLIS, Ore. – While microplastics have received significant attention in recent years for their negative environmental impacts, a new study from Oregon State University scientists...
Early diagnosis and monitoring of lupus nephritis – on your smartphone
A team of researchers at the University of Houston is reporting the success of their new method for the early diagnosis and monitoring of lupus...
Uncovering the secrets of electron-eating microorganisms
A large number of microorganisms have the inherent ability to convert electricity and CO2 to high-value chemical products via electrosynthesis. These electro-trophic microorganisms absorb energy...
Anna Lee appointed AIP Foundation Executive Director
WASHINGTON, February 1, 2023 -- AIP is pleased to announce Anna Lee as the new executive director of AIP Foundation. Starting February 1, Lee will...
