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Photon-Based Processing Units Boost Machine Learning Complexity

– Machine learning performed by neural networks is a popular approach to developing artificial intelligence, as researchers aim to replicate brain…

Physics & Astronomy

Thermal Manipulation of Plasmons in Thin Films Unveiled

In a new paper published in Light Science & Application, a team from ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques (Barcelona, Spain) has proposed an all-optical…

Materials Sciences

Nanoscale cellulose: An alternative to plastics? – NanoCELL for environmentally friendly packaging

Cellulose, a natural carbohydrate, is the most abundant organic substance on earth. Nanocellulose is extracted from renewable resources such as wood or cotton…

Physics & Astronomy

New Methods to Control Gamma Radiation Unveiled by Researchers

Researchers from Kazan Federal University, Texas A&M University and Institute of Applied Physics (Russian Academy of Sciences) found ways to direct high…

Life & Chemistry

Nanoparticle Research: Small Particles, Big Innovations

A field studying something very small is becoming very big: In the last decade, the field of nanoparticle research has exploded.

Life & Chemistry

New Tools for Rapid Testing of Anti-Coronavirus Antibodies

People infected with SARS-CoV-2 produce neutralizing antibodies that prevent the virus from infecting cells by binding to the spike protein on the virus's…

Life & Chemistry

Chloroquine Fails to Inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 Study

More than 600,000 people worldwide have fallen victim to the lung disease COVID-19 so far, which is caused by the SARS coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). In order to…

Physics & Astronomy

New 'super light source' should allow fascinating insights into atoms

The ‘Gamma Factory initiative’ – an international team of scientists – is currently exploring a novel research tool: They propose to develop a source of…

Physics & Astronomy

Brain-Inspired Computers: Optimizing Neural Networks

Many computational properties are maximized when the dynamics of a network are at a “critical point”, a state where systems can quickly change their overall…

Life & Chemistry

Climate Change Fuels Spread of Invasive Animal Species

What factors influence the spread of invasive animal species in our oceans? This question was the focus for a team of experts from the Alfred Wegener…

Physics & Astronomy

New Method Transforms Silicon Cameras into Mid-Infrared Detectors

Unfortunately, detecting MIR light is not as simple as detecting light in the visible regime. Current MIR cameras exhibit excellent sensitivity but are very…

Physics & Astronomy

Ultracold Mystery Unveiled: Understanding Quantum States

In a famous parable, three blind men encounter an elephant for the first time. Each touches a part–the trunk, ear, or side–and concludes the creature is a…

Life & Chemistry

Microbial Carrying Capacity: Key to Health and Disease

Every multicellular creature in the world is populated by an unimaginably large number of microorganisms and has evolved together with them over the course of…

Information Technology

Human-Like Hands Enhance Safety in Robot Interactions

In industrial settings, robots often are used for tasks that require repetitive grasping and manipulation of objects. The end of a robot where a human hand…

Materials Sciences

Better wastewater treatment? It's a wrap

A shield of graphene helps particles destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and free-floating antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants.

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Exploring Cybersecurity Innovations at Conference Radar

Writing and publishing scientific articles holds great significance for researchers: they serve as a presentation of their work results, a summary of their…

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