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Physicists demonstrate magnetometer that uses quantum effects and machine learning
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Aalto University in Finland, and ETH Zurich have demonstrated a prototype device that uses...
Earth’s dust cloud satellites confirmed
A team of Hungarian astronomers and physicists may have confirmed two elusive clouds of dust, in semi-stable points just 400,000 kilometres from Earth. The...
Light-bending tech shrinks kilometers-long radiation system to millimeter scale
The DESY accelerator facility in Hamburg, Germany, goes on for miles to host a particle making kilometer-long laps at almost the speed of light....
Astronomers confirm collision between two Milky Way satellite galaxies
If you're standing in the Southern Hemisphere on a clear night, you can see two luminous clouds offset from the Milky Way.
These clouds of...
Not enough fruits, vegetables grown to feed the planet, study reveals
If everyone on the planet wanted to eat a healthy diet, there wouldn't be enough fruit and vegetables to go around, according to a...
The K-core as a predictor of structural collapse in mutualistic ecosystems
A network metric called the K-core could predict structural collapse in mutualistic ecosystems, according to research by physicists at The City College of New...
Spinning the light: The world’s smallest optical gyroscope
Gyroscopes are devices that help vehicles, drones, and wearable and handheld electronic devices know their orientation in three-dimensional space. They are commonplace in just...
Efficient electrochemical cells for CO2 conversion
Scientists at Stanford University have developed electrochemical cells that convert carbon monoxide (CO) derived from CO2 into commercially viable compounds more effectively and efficiently...
Team finds oldest weapons ever discovered in North America
Texas A&M University researchers have discovered what are believed to be the oldest weapons ever found in North America: ancient spear points that are...
A type of moss could prove to be more medically effective than hemp
In collaboration with colleagues from the ETH Zurich, researchers at the University of Bern, Switzerland, have for the first time investigated a substance found...
New CRISPR tool opens up more of the genome for editing
The genome editing system CRISPR has become a hugely important tool in medical research, and could ultimately have a significant impact in fields such...
