Tunable diamond string may hold key to quantum memory
A quantum internet promises completely secure communication. But using quantum bits or qubits to carry information requires a radically new piece of hardware—a quantum...
Technique doubles conversion of CO2 to plastic component
Fossil fuels have long been the precursor to plastic, but new research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and European collaborators could help send that...
Fluid dynamics may play key role in evolution of cooperation
Believe it or not—it's in our nature to cooperate with one another, even when cheating may be more profitable. Social cooperation is common in...
CRISPR-edited rice plants produce major boost in grain yield
A team of scientists from Purdue University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has used CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology to develop a variety of rice...
Neutrons by the numbers—New counting technique delivers unprecedented accuracy
After years of research, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and demonstrated a way to count the absolute...
Scientists find widespread ocean anoxia as cause for past mass extinction
For decades, scientists have conducted research centered around the five major mass extinctions that have shaped the world we live in. The extinctions date...
Birds from different species recognize each other and cooperate
Cooperation among different species of birds is common. Some birds build their nests near those of larger, more aggressive species to deter predators, and...
Chemists synthesize millions of proteins not found in nature
MIT chemists have devised a way to rapidly synthesize and screen millions of novel proteins that could be used as drugs against Ebola and...
Giant Chinese salamander is at least five distinct species, all heading toward extinction
With individuals weighing in at more than 140 pounds, the critically endangered Chinese giant salamander is well known as the world's largest amphibian. But...
Turning entanglement upside down
A team of physicists from ICTP-Trieste and IQOQI-Innsbruck has come up with a surprisingly simple idea to investigate quantum entanglement of many particles. Instead...
Quantum effects observed in photosynthesis
Molecules that are involved in photosynthesis exhibit the same quantum effects as non-living matter, concludes an international team of scientists including University of Groningen...
