Quantum tricks on demand
Max Planck-New York Center for Nonequilibrium Quantum Phenomena inaugurated in New York CityCredit: Asiya Khaki The Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of...
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Structures near airports increase risk of airplane-goose collisions
Credit: Photo by Ryan Askren CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- From mid-November 2015 through February 2016, scientists used GPS transmitters to track the movements of Canada geese...
Illinois researcher’s theory of pore-scale transport to enable improved flow batteries
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer Redox flow batteries are an emerging technology for electrochemical energy storage that could help enhance the use of power produced by...
Dmitri Zakharov recognized with the 2019 Chuck Fiori Award
The Microscopy Society of America award -- which honors an outstanding technologist in the physical sciences--recognizes Zakharov's contributions to environmental transmission electron microscopy at Brookhaven...
Does frailty affect outcomes after traumatic spinal cord injury?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 21, 2019--A new study has shown that frailty is an important predictor of worse outcome...
Extremely energetic particles coupled with the violent death of a star for the first time
Credit: Johan Fynbo and Daniele Malesani Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen and DTU Space in Lyngby have determined the emission of...
Study shows lower mortality from induction of labor at 41 weeks
Credit: Photo by Malin Arnesson Inducing labor after 41 instead of 42 full weeks' pregnancy appears to be safer in terms of perinatal survival, new...
The simultaneous merging of giant galaxies
Research team discovers three supermassive black holes at the core of one galaxyCredit: P Weilbacher (AIP), NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A...
Escher’s angels and demons woodcut predicts how matter deforms
A study published in the prestigious Physical Review LettersCredit: PRL Politecnico di Milano Dutch artist M.C. Escher's most famous drawing, "Circle Limit IV (Heaven and...
Unraveling gene expression
Credit: Beat Fierz, EPFL The DNA of a single cell is 2-3 meters long end-to-end. To fit and function, DNA is packaged around specialized proteins....
Secure data transmission with ultrasound on the mobile phone
St. Pölten UAS develops new method for near-field communicationCredit: St. Pölten UAS The technology is available for free and - contrary to similar technologies -...
Detecting mental and physical stress via smartphone
A study by Politecnico di Milano published in SensorsCredit: Politecnico di Milano Can we use our smartphones without any other peripherals or wearables to accurately...
A review of single molecule-based electronic devices
Credit: Bingrun Chen In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue in NANO, a group of researchers from the Shenyang Jianzhu University in...
New translation system for humanitarian assistance
Language barriers impede care for refugees -- New system improves dialog between patients and therapists in psychiatry and psychotherapyCredit: Markus Breig, KIT The success of...
Scientists discover the origin of a microbial infection with lethal effects
Universitat Rovira I Virgili researchers are taking part in this research work that is paving the way to finding effective treatments that can counteract the...
