Astrophysicist’s 2004 theory confirmed: Why the Sun’s composition varies
About 17 years ago, J. Martin Laming, an astrophysicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, theorized why the chemical composition of the Sun's tenuous...
Model describes interactions between light and mechanical vibration in microcavities
Optomechanical microcavities are extremely small structures with diameters of less than 10 micrometers (about a tenth of a human hair) inside which light and...
Photon-photon polaritons: the intriguing particles that emerge when two photons couple
Scientists at the University of Bath in the UK have found a way to bind together two photons of different colours, paving the way...
A quantum internet is closer to reality, thanks to this switch
When quantum computers become more powerful and widespread, they will need a robust quantum internet to communicate.
Purdue University engineers have addressed an issue barring...
Secrets of sealed 17th century letters revealed by dental X-ray scanners
In a world first, an international team of researchers has read an unopened letter from Renaissance Europe -- without breaking its seal or damaging...
Unusual earthquakes highlight central Utah volcanoes
If you drive south through central Utah on Interstate 15 and look west somewhere around Fillmore, you'll see smooth hills and fields of black...
New study finds atmospheric rivers increase snow mass in West Antarctica
A new study published today in the journal Geophysical Research Letters used NASA's ice-measuring laser satellite to identify atmospheric river storms as a key driver of...
Researchers realize quantum communications milestone using light
Few terms are more ubiquitous in the scientific arena these days than "quantum."
Technologies based on the notoriously tricky laws of quantum mechanics promise to...
Extinct atom reveals the long-kept secrets of the solar system
Using the extinct niobium-92 atom, ETH researchers have been able to date events in the early solar system with greater precision than before. The...
Supertest evaluates performance of engineering students in Russia, U.S., India, China
A group of researchers representing four countries summed up the results of a large-scale study of the academic performance of engineering students in Russia,...
Scientists use lipid nanoparticles to precisely target gene editing to the liver
The genome editing technology CRISPR has emerged as a powerful new tool that can change the way we treat disease. The challenge when altering...
