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Nanophysics Feb 12, 2024

Breakthrough in single-photon integration holds promise for quantum computing, cryptography

A recent study has unveiled a significant advancement toward the on-chip integration of single-photon sources at room temperature. This achievement represents a significant step forward in the field of quantum photonics and ...

Bio & Medicine Feb 8, 2024

A novel micrometer-thick porous coating with unparalleled biomarker detection abilities

Aging populations and the tendency to lead a more sedentary lifestyle in many parts of the world are thought to dramatically increase the number of people living with multiple chronic conditions. Moreover, climate change, ...

Biotechnology Feb 6, 2024

Pore power: High-speed droplet production in microfluidic devices

Over the past two decades, microfluidic devices, which use technology to produce micrometer-sized droplets, have become crucial to various applications. These span chemical reactions, biomolecular analysis, soft-matter chemistry, ...

Social Sciences Feb 6, 2024

Reading on screens instead of paper is a less effective way to absorb and retain information, suggests research

Research suggests that reading on screens is a less effective way to absorb and retain information than reading the old-fashioned way, but why? And when so many of us are noticing shortening attention spans, how do we learn ...

Paleontology & Fossils Feb 5, 2024

Our ancient primate ancestors had an appetite for soft fruits—and their diet shaped human evolution

The diet of early anthropoids—the ancestors of apes and monkeys—has long been debated. Did these early primates display behaviors and diets similar to modern species, or did they have much humbler beginnings?

Optics & Photonics Feb 5, 2024

Key innovation in photonic components could transform supercomputing technology

Programmable photonic integrated circuits (PPICs) process light waves for computation, sensing, and signaling in ways that can be programmed to suit diverse requirements. Researchers at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science ...

Other Feb 3, 2024

Saturday Citations: A dog regenerates a body part that may surprise you; plus microbes, neurons and climate change

Coming in hot on February 3 with a photo of a cute French bully who did an amazing trick with his jawbone. Good boy! (Click!) Happy Saturday. Here's a roundup that includes news about additive printing of neurons, evidence ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 2, 2024

Progress on chip-based spontaneous four-wave mixing quantum light sources

A single-photon detector (SPD) is sensitive to incidence of individual quanta of light and has many applications in photonics, such as fluorescence measurements, laser ranging, optical time-domain reflectometer, and quantum ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 1, 2024

Team develops a laser printer for photonic chips

Photonic integrated circuits are an important next-wave technology. These sophisticated microchips hold the potential to substantially decrease costs and increase speed and efficiency for electronic devices across a wide ...

Nanomaterials Feb 1, 2024

Aerosol jet printing could revolutionize microfluidic device fabrication

Surface acoustic wave (SAW) technologies, known for their high precision and rapid actuation, are essential to microfluidics and affect a broad spectrum of research areas. However, traditional fabrication methods are time-consuming, ...

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