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Optics & Photonics Apr 19, 2024

Compact quantum light processing: New findings lead to advances in optical quantum computing

An international collaboration of researchers, led by Philip Walther at University of Vienna, have achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum technology, with the successful demonstration of quantum interference among ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 22, 2024

Researchers break down pizza box recycling challenges, one slice at a time

Each day, roughly 43 million Americans eat at least one slice of pizza, according to experts. The hot, cheesy, Italian-inspired dish contributes a whopping $47 billion to the U.S. economy each year, and about a third of those ...

Environment Apr 17, 2024

Plugging the leak on laundry pollution

Joaquim Goes, an ocean biochemist at Columbia Climate School's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, had to look twice when he first saw the tiny strands of fiber floating in a water sample from the Hudson River. An expert in ...

Paleontology & Fossils 20 hours ago

Fossil frogs share their skincare secrets: Analysis of 45-million-year-old soft tissues

Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland, have solved a hundred-year-old mystery of how some fossil frogs preserve their fleshy parts—it's all down to their skin.

Materials Science 15 hours ago

Unconventional technology enhances composites important to automotive, aerospace and renewable energy industries

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that demonstrates how fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials used in the automotive, aerospace and renewable energy industries ...

Plants & Animals Apr 22, 2024

Mitochondrial DNA copy number contributes to growth diversity in allopolyploid fish

Understanding the relationship between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and animal growth could provide valuable information for selective breeding in aquaculture. However, the complex interactions between genetics and environmental ...

Environment 15 hours ago

Planting trees in grasslands won't save the planet—instead, protect and restore forests

Tree planting is one of the nature-based solutions being used to offset greenhouse gas emissions. Trees absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide. Many of these tree planting projects target Africa's rangelands (open grasslands or ...

Nanomaterials 18 hours ago

Scientists stencil-paint carbon nanotube components for flexible transparent electronics

Researchers from Skoltech, MIPT, and elsewhere have found a fast and inexpensive way to create geometric patterns in carbon nanotube films. The resulting films turned out to have superior properties for manufacturing components ...

Environment 16 hours ago

Community beach clean-ups could beat high-tech solutions for clearing plastic pollution

Local community beach cleans could be more effective than high-tech, but often unproven, removal technologies at limiting ocean plastic's harm to the environment and humans, according to a new report.