Quantum ‘hack’ to unleash computing power
Physicists at the University of Sydney have found a 'quantum hack' that should allow for enormous efficiency gains in quantum computing technologies.
As scientists at...
Distant galaxy group contradicts common cosmological models, simulations
An international team of astronomers has determined that Centaurus A, a massive elliptical galaxy 13 million light-years from Earth, is accompanied by a number...
Strange things happen when a crystal gets split in two
The remarkable strength of ionic crystals is easily explained at the atomic scale: Positively and negatively charged atoms sit side by side in a...
Meet the ‘odderon’: Large Hadron Collider experiment shows potential evidence of quasiparticle sought for...
In a 17-mile circular tunnel underneath the border between France and Switzerland, an international collaboration of scientists runs experiments using the world's most advanced...
Oklahoma’s earthquakes strongly linked to wastewater injection depth
Man-made earthquakes in Oklahoma, USA, are strongly linked to the depth at which wastewater from the oil and gas industry are injected into the...
Rare ichthyosaur is only second known example
A rare 200 million-year-old ichthyosaur specimen has been discovered in a private collection 22 years after it was originally found.
The fossil is only the...
Silk fibers could be high-tech ‘natural metamaterials
New research has demonstrated how the nano-architecture of a silkworm's fiber causes "Anderson localization of light," a discovery that could lead to various innovations...
3D printing of living cells
Using a new technique they call 'in-air microfluidics', University of Twente scientists succeed in printing 3D structures with living cells. This special technique enable...
How black holes shape the cosmos
Every galaxy harbours a supermassive black hole at its center. A new computer model now shows how these gravity monsters influence the large-scale structure...
New method could open path to hydrogen economy
Washington State University researchers have found a way to more efficiently generate hydrogen from water - an important key to making clean energy more...
Trust is good, quantum trickery is better
In quantum cryptography, the laws of quantum mechanics are exploited to send messages with higher security than is possible in conventional cryptographic schemes based...
