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First chip-to-chip quantum teleportation harnessing silicon photonic chip fabrication
The development of technologies which can process information based on the laws of quantum physics are predicted to have profound impacts on modern society.
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Astronomers describe a violent black hole outburst that provides new insight into galaxy cluster...
Billions of years ago, in the center of a galaxy cluster far, far away (15 billion light-years, to be exact), a black hole spewed...
Large scale feasts at ancient capital of Ulster drew crowds from across Iron Age...
People transported animals over huge distances for mass gatherings at one of Ireland's most iconic archaeological sites, research concludes.
Dr. Richard Madgwick of Cardiff University...
Researchers make new discoveries set to reveal the geology of planets outside our solar...
Three OU astronomers today announced groundbreaking discoveries allowing scientists to understand planets outside the solar system. Professor Carole Haswell, Dr. Daniel Staab and Dr....
Powder, not gas: A safer, more effective way to create a star on Earth
A major issue with operating ring-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks is keeping the plasma that fuels fusion reactions free of impurities that could...
‘Lost crops’ could have fed as many as maize
Make some room in the garden, you storied three sisters: the winter squash, climbing beans and the vegetable we know as corn. Grown together,...
New rules illuminate how objects absorb and emit light
Princeton researchers have uncovered new rules governing how objects absorb and emit light, fine-tuning scientists' control over light and boosting research into next-generation solar...
Computing with molecules: A big step in molecular spintronics
Spintronics or spin electronics in contrast to conventional electronics uses the spin of electrons for sensing, information storage, transport, and processing. Potential advantages are...
Study reveals a role for jumping genes during times of stress
Only percent of human DNA codes for proteins, and approximately half of the rest of the genome is made up of what used to...
Chimpanzees more likely to share tools, teach skills when task is complex
Teach a chimpanzee to fish for insects to eat, and you feed her for a lifetime. Teach her a better way to use tools...
Electronics at the speed of light
A European team of researchers including physicists from the University of Konstanz has found a way of transporting electrons at times below the femtosecond...
