A new twist on quantum communication in fiber
A team from Wits (South Africa) and HUST (China) show that multi-dimensional quantum communications with twisted light is possible down legacy fiber networksCredit: Wits University...
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High air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds linked to structural brain changes at age 12
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center CINCINNATI -- A new study suggests that significant early childhood exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with...
UH treats its 1st glioblastoma patient with genetically modified poliovirus
One of only four medical institutions participating in this groundbreaking Phase II clinical trialCredit: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center CLEVELAND-- University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer...
The ‘place’ of emotions
A study of the IMT School Studies Lucca describes how affective states are mapped in the brainCredit: Luca Cecchetti, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca...
Lin Chen receives Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory The Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society has announced that Lin X. Chen has received the 2020 Award in...
Assessing risk of chemicals to wildlife is huge challenge that requires new approach
Computer modelling and long-term environmental monitoring will be essential, says review paper in ScienceCredit: Pixabay Computer modelling and long-term ecological monitoring will be essential to...
New IEEE fellows
Electrical and computer engineering professors recognized for contributions to the fieldCredit: Photo illustration by Joy Smoker Two electrical and computer engineering professors from the University...
MTU engineers examine lithium battery defects
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech Historically, as in decades ago, rechargeable lithium metal batteries were dangerous. These batteries were quickly abandoned in favor of Li-ion batteries...
Discovery sheds new light on how cells move
Credit: Photo by UW-Madison College of Engineering When we cut our skin, groups of cells rush en masse to the site to heal the wound....
UMD-led study named Science’s most impactful paper of 2019
American Association for the Advancement of Science awards Newcomb Cleveland prize to study of transgenic fungus designed to control malaria-carrying mosquito populations in West AfricaCredit:...
Shaping the social networks of neurons
Identification of a protein complex that attracts or repels nerve cells during developmentCredit: Falconieri Visuals, LLC and del Toro et al. in Cell, January 2020...
With a protein ‘delivery,’ parasite can suppress its host’s immune response
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii need not infect a host immune cell to alter its behavior, according to a new study from the University of PennsylvaniaCredit:...
Dance of the honey bee reveals fondness for strawberries
Research team led by the University of Göttingen investigates foraging behavior in agricultural landscapesCredit: Svenja Bänsch, University of Göttingen Bees are pollinators of many wild...
Deciphering the sugar code
Researchers discover vaccine to strengthen the immune system of plantsCredit: Sruthi Sreekumar Like animals and humans, plants possess a kind of immune system. It can...
Nano-thin flexible touchscreens could be printed like newspaper
New touch-responsive technology is 100 times thinner than existing touchscreen materials and so pliable it can be rolled up like a tubeCredit: RMIT University Researchers...
