Quantum key system could make mobile transactions far more secure
Credit: Iris Choi, Oxford University WASHINGTON -- With the growing popularity of mobile phone apps to pay for purchases at cash registers and gas pumps,...
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Protostar blazes bright, reshaping its stellar nursery
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), T. Hunter; C. Brogan, B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); GLIMPSE, NASA/JPL-Caltech A massive protostar, deeply nestled in its dust-filled stellar nursery, recently roared to...
When the sea ice melts, juvenile polar cod may go hungry
Polar cod fulfil a key role in the Arctic food web, as they are a major source of food for seals, whales and seabirds alike....
Civil society participation key in international forestry programs in Laos
The participation of civil society organisations in the international REDD+ programmes seeking to reduce deforestation, forest degradation and CO² emissions could play a key role...
Some bed bugs are better climbers than others
Credit: Journal of Economic Entomology Annapolis, MD; March 8, 2017 -- Not all bed bugs are created equal, and some of the leading bed bug...
Using lasers to create ultra-short pulses
Physicists at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have entered new territory with regard to the pulsing of electron beams. Their method could soon be used to...
Drug combination delivered by nanoparticles may help in melanoma treatment
The first of a new class of medication that delivers a combination of drugs by nanoparticle may keep melanoma from becoming resistant to treatment, according...
Killer spirals offer wild ride
Credit: Springer International Publishing AG Øyvind Hammer was first seduced by the spiral's charms 20 years ago while studying fossils and with his new book...
From space to the streets: New battery model also makes electric cars more reliable
Credit: Oliver Dietze They are able to predict how much the on-board battery will in fact be utilized in the course of the satellite's mission....
CISPA researchers present early warning system for mass cyber attacks
Credit: Manuela Meyer Researchers from the Competence Center for IT Security, CISPA, at the Saarland University have developed a kind of early warning system for...
NTU Singapore and ELID Technology develop robot to wash and paint high-rise buildings
Loading video... Credit: NTU Singapore An innovative robotic system that can clean building exteriors using water jets or give new coats of paint is now...
Life origination hydrate theory
Credit: Dr. Elena A. Kadyshevich et al Bentham Science Publishers The LOH-Theory is based on the following original discoveries: highly-concentrated semi-liquid water systems saturated with...
Exhaust fumes as a resource
Chemists at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have developed a process in which nitrogen oxides generated during industrial processes can be used in the manufacture of...
The strangeness of slow dynamics
Credit: © nanoGUNE In a recent article published in Physical Review Letters (PRL 118, 117202 (2017)), researchers from the Nanomagnetism group at nanoGUNE reported so-far...
New electron source for materials analysis
How can solar cells be made more efficient? How can solar and wind energy be best stored for later use? Technologies for the transformation of...
