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Better together: Silicon qubits plus light add up to new quantum computing capability
A silicon-based quantum computing device could be closer than ever due to a new experimental device that demonstrates the potential to use light as...
Cells ‘walk’ on liquids a bit like geckos
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that cells can 'walk' on liquids a bit like the way geckos stick to other...
Study maps molecular mechanisms crucial for new approach to heart disease therapy
Creating new healthy heart muscle cells within a patient's own ailing heart. This is how scientists hope to reverse heart disease one day. Today,...
Scalable and cost-effective manufacturing of thin film devices
Engineers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Oregon State University are developing a new method of processing nanomaterials that could lead to faster and cheaper...
By 2100, arid cities will suffer from more severe heat waves than temperate cities
Heat waves are among the deadliest and most common of environmental extremes. As the earth continues to warm due to the buildup of greenhouse...
Moore’s law has ended. What comes next?
The speed of our technology doubles every year, right? Not anymore.
We've come to take for granted that as the years go on, computing technology gets faster,...
PFASs, chemicals commonly found in environment, may interfere with body weight regulation
A class of chemicals used in many industrial and consumer products was linked with greater weight gain after dieting, particularly among women, according to...
Polar vortex defies climate change in the Southeast
Overwhelming scientific evidence has demonstrated that our planet is getting warmer due to climate change, yet parts of the eastern U.S. are actually getting...
Brain imaging helps redefine intelligence
High-tech scans of the resting human brain can provide a new way to define and interpret the brain's actual mental capacity, new research suggests.
In...
Powerful LED-based train headlight optimized for energy savings
Researchers have designed a new LED-based train headlight that uses a tenth of the energy required for headlights using conventional light sources. If operated...
Can a cockroach teach a robot how to scurry across rugged terrain?
When they turn up in family pantries or restaurant kitchens, cockroaches are commonly despised as ugly, unhealthy pests and are quickly killed. But in...
