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Light-Based Method Transforms Electronic Component Assembly

An international team of researchers has developed a new light-based manipulation method that could one day be used to mass produce electronic components for…

Physics & Astronomy

Need entangled atoms? Get 'Em FAST! with NIST's new patent-pending method

The method, which has not yet been demonstrated experimentally, essentially would speed up the process of quantum entanglement in which the properties of…

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Unveiling Gold’s Origins: Insights from Astrophysicist Bauswein

Astrophysicist Dr. Andreas Bauswein from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) has successfully acquired a Starting Grant from the European…

Physics & Astronomy

Modeling Quantum Processes with Cold Atoms and Ions

The projects on designing elements of a quantum computer and ultra-precise atomic clock based on trapped ultracold atoms and ions are being discussed. The…

Physics & Astronomy

Color me purple, or red, or green, or …

Imagine a miniature device that suffuses each room in your house with a different hue of the rainbow–purple for the living room, perhaps, blue for the…

Information Technology

A 'virtual wall' that improves wireless security and performance

A team of researchers led by Dartmouth College may have finally solved the problem of how to inexpensively improve wireless signal strength for indoor spaces…

Earth Sciences

WSU Research Uncovers Carbon Storage Potential in Soil Minerals

A Washington State University researcher has discovered that vast amounts of carbon can be stored by soil minerals more than a foot below the surface. The…

Life & Chemistry

Mastering Insulin Rhythm for Better Sugar and Lipid Balance

The regulation of the sugar and lipid balance in the body is a vital function of the liver: In times without food intake, the liver produces glucose, a sugar,…

Materials Sciences

Exploring Liquid Shock Absorbers: The Future of Suspension

At first glance, colloids resemble homogeneous liquids such as milk or blood plasma. But in fact they consist of particles in suspension. Some colloids have…

Life & Chemistry

Thrips Partner Selection: How Size Influences Mating Success

“Larger males have better chances of procreating than their smaller rivals,” says Dr Stephanie Krüger, the study’s lead author. The researcher works alongside…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellite Monitors Ozone Pollution’s Key Ingredients

Unlike its presence at high altitude where ozone acts as Earth's sunscreen from harmful ultraviolet radiation, at low altitudes, ozone is a health hazard…

Health & Medicine

Malaria Drug Boosts Nanoparticle Delivery to Tumors

A new study shows that a 70-year-old malaria drug can block immune cells in the liver so nanoparticles can arrive at their intended tumor site, overcoming a…

Physics & Astronomy

New Insights Into Metamaterials: Unveiling Their Potential

“Not many real metamaterial devices have been developed,” says Elena Semouchkina, an associate professor of electrical engineering at Michigan Technological…

Physics & Astronomy

Unidirectional Waveguide Innovation with Topological Insulators

In the past decade, a new type of material has attracted raising attraction: the so-called topological insulator. This class of materials exhibits a very…

Materials Sciences

Wood’s High-Tech Evolution: Unlocking Its Innovation Potential

Wood is not just a conventional material, it also has great innovation potential as a high-tech component and raw material for chemistry. This is one of the…

Environmental Conservation

Cities Can Reduce Greenhouse Gases Beyond Their Borders

They calculated the first internationally comparable greenhouse gas footprints for four cities from developed and developing countries: Berlin, New York,…

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