Measure squeezing in a novel way
Credit: Weig Group, University of Konstanz "Squeezing" is used in physics, among other things, to improve the resolution of measuring instruments. It allows disturbing noise...
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Researchers use electric fields to herd cells like flocks of sheep
Credit: Video courtesy of the researchers; GIF by Neil Adelantar Princeton researchers have created a device that can herd groups of cells like sheep, precisely...
Bristol innovation challenges regular touchscreens with new spray-on technique
Credit: Oliver Hanton Bristol innovation challenges regular touchscreens with new spray-on technique A team at Bristol has challenged the idea that touchscreens are limited to...
Researchers sharply reduce time needed for glass and ceramic 3D printing
Credit: Motoyuki Iijima, Yokohama National University The fabrication of complex ceramic or glass structures via stereolithography, a type of 3D printing, has long been held...
An innovative catalyst with Pt, Re and SnO2 nanoparticles as anode material in ethanol fuel cells
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Scientists working at the Department for Functional Nanomaterials at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences designed...
New model helps to describe defects and errors in quantum computers
Credit: Fernando Gómez-Ruiz - Donostia International Physics Center A summer internship in Bilbao, Spain, has led to a paper in the journal Physical Review Letters...
Towards an AI diagnosis like the doctor’s
How can we make 'lazy' artificial intelligence more transparent and relevant to the clinic?Credit: Cristina González-Gonzalo Artificial intelligence (AI) is an important innovation in diagnostics,...
New research advances Army’s quest for quantum networking
Credit: Courtesy of the University of Chicago, Nancy Wong RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Two U.S. Army research projects advance quantum networking, which will likely...
Levitating droplets allow scientists to perform ‘touchless’ chemical reactions
Credit: Analytical Chemistry 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00929 Levitation has long been a staple of magic tricks and movies. But in the lab, it's no trick. Scientists...
OU researcher receives Department of Energy Early Career Award
Credit: Provided by Dr. Bayram Saparov, University of Oklahoma Bayram Saparov, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma College...
Blood vessels can make you fat, and yet fit
Healthy obesity begins where metabolic disorders emerge: Vascular-adipose interaction enables a selective fat storage in a healthier wayCredit: IBS Can obesity define health? It is...
One-time treatment generates new neurons, eliminates Parkinson’s disease in mice
Inhibiting a single gene converts many cell types directly into dopamine-producing neuronsCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Xiang-Dong Fu, PhD, has never been more excited...
COVID-19: Bacteriophage could decrease mortality
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 24, 2020--Bacteriophage can reduce bacterial growth in the lungs, limiting fluid build-up. This could decrease...
Order out of disorder in ice
Credit: Chuanlong Lin The glass structure of a material is often believed to mimic its corresponding liquid. Polyamorphism between ices has been used as a...
Exotic mixtures
X-ray scattering enables closer scrutiny of the interior of planets and starsCredit: HZDR / Sahneweiß Recreating extreme conditions in the lab, like those in the...