science
Extremely accurate measurements of atom states for quantum computing
A new method allows the quantum state of atomic "qubits"—the basic unit of information in quantum computers—to be measured with twenty times less error...
New CRISPR-powered device detects genetic mutations in minutes
A team of engineers at the University of California, Berkeley and the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) of The Claremont Colleges combined CRISPR with electronic...
Evidence for a Human Geomagnetic Sense
Scientists develop a robust experiment that shows human brain waves respond to changes in Earth-strength magnetic fields.
Many humans are able to unconsciously detect changes...
Dynamic hydrogel used to make ‘soft robot’ components and LEGO-like building...
Using a new type of dual polymer material capable of responding dynamically to its environment, Brown University researchers have developed a set of modular...
What ionized the universe?
The sparsely distributed hot gas that exists in the space between galaxies, the intergalactic medium, is ionized. The question is, how? Astronomers know that...
Hubble captures birth of giant storm on Neptune
Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope document the formation of a Great Dark Spot on Neptune for the first time, report researchers in...
Jupiter’s unknown journey through the early solar system revealed
It is known that gas giants around other stars are often located very near their sun. According to accepted theory, these gas planets were...
New mechanism of action found for agricultural pesticide fludioxonil
A fungicide commonly used by the agricultural industry to protect grains, fruit and vegetables from mold damage seems to kill fungi by a previously...
Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air globally
Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air worldwide instead of hitching rides with people and animals, according to Rutgers and other scientists....
Paleontologists report world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex
University of Alberta paleontologists have just reported the world's biggest Tyrannosaurus rex and the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada. The 13-metre-long T. rex, nicknamed "Scotty,"...
Study shows how electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide
New research from Washington University in St. Louis explains the cellular processes that allow a sun-loving microbe to "eat" electricity—transferring electrons to fix carbon...
