In new step toward quantum tech, scientists synthesize ‘bright’ quantum bits
With their ability to harness the strange powers of quantum mechanics, qubits are the basis for potentially world-changing technologies—like powerful new types of computers...
Scientists discover new family of quasiparticles in graphene-based materials
A group of researchers led by Sir Andre Geim and Dr Alexey Berdyugin at The University of Manchester have discovered and characterised a new...
Tree rings may hold clues to impacts of distant supernovas on Earth
rth's climate over the last 40,000 years.
The results are far from conclusive, but they offer tantalizing hints that, when it comes to the stability...
How organ functions were shaped over the course of evolution
A large-scale study conducted by molecular biologists from Heidelberg University has yielded groundbreaking new insights into the evolution and regulation of gene expression in...
Largest set of mammalian genomes reveals species at risk of extinction
An international team of researchers with an effort called the Zoonomia Project has analyzed and compared the whole genomes of more than 80 percent...
New tractor beam has potential to tame lightning
Lightning never strikes twice, so the saying goes, but new technology may allow us to control where it hits the ground, reducing the risk...
Conservatives and liberals motivated by different psychological factors, new study shows
Liberalism and conservatism are associated with qualitatively different psychological concerns, notably those linked to morality, shows a new study that explores how political ideology...
Researchers 3-D print biomedical parts with supersonic speed
Forget glue, screws, heat or other traditional bonding methods. A Cornell University-led collaboration has developed a 3D printing technique that creates cellular metallic materials...
Black hole or no black hole: On the outcome of neutron star collisions
A new study lead by GSI scientists and international colleagues investigates black-hole formation in neutron star mergers. Computer simulations show that the properties of...
Nanomedicine crosses into brain, eradicates recurring brain cancer in mice
'I've worked in this field for more than 10 years and have not seen anything like this.'
A new synthetic protein nanoparticle capable of slipping...
Microbe ‘rewiring’ technique promises a boom in biomanufacturing
Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have achieved unprecedented success in modifying a microbe to efficiently produce a compound of interest using...
