Diseases often pile on, coinfecting people, animals and other organisms that are already fighting an infection. In one of the first studies of its kind, bioscientists from Rice University and the University of Michigan have ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 5, 2020
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X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) produce incredibly powerful beams of light that enable unprecedented studies of the ultrafast motions of atoms in matter. To interpret data taken with these extraordinary light sources, ...
General Physics
Apr 4, 2019
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Amazon will provide $4 million in scholarships for 100 high school students as part of its new program to support computer science education.
Business
Apr 3, 2019
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The rules of quantum mechanics describe how atoms and molecules act very differently from the world around us. Scientists have made progress toward teasing out these rules—essential for finding ways to make new molecules ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 1, 2019
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Scientists often try to understand important processes in the cell by interfering and observing what happens. But often the cell just dies.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 4, 2018
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A multi-disciplinary research team is bridging the gap between psychology and gamification that could significantly impact learning efforts in user experience design, healthcare, and government.
Other
Sep 25, 2018
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Minimizing air resistance and friction with snow is key to elite performance in downhill skiing. Experiments in wind tunnels have revealed the total drag experienced by skiers, but have not provided precise data on which ...
Soft Matter
Jan 16, 2017
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University of Vienna physicists have, for the first time, evaluated the almost 100-year long history of quantum delayed-choice experiments—from the theoretical beginnings with Albert Einstein to the latest research works ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 10, 2016
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In late 2012, Helen Gu presented a research paper on a new tool designed to prevent disruptions in cloud computing. Less than four years later, she has launched a start-up to help companies that use cloud computing improve ...
Software
Jan 12, 2016
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(Phys.org)—It was a an interesting week for physics as a team with the Australian National University conducted an experiment that confirmed quantum theory weirdness—they carried out John Wheeler's famous delayed-choice ...
