State officials have reported the presence of deadly chronic wasting disease in two wild California deer. This is the first time the disease, which has plagued other areas of the nation for years, has appeared in the state's ...
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2024
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NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 again in a way that makes sense.
Planetary Sciences
Apr 27, 2024
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Optical sensors serve as the backbone of numerous scientific and technological endeavors, from detecting gravitational waves to imaging biological tissues for medical diagnostics. These sensors use light to detect changes ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 6, 2024
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For decades, the pursuit of quantum computing has struggled with the need for extremely low temperatures, mere fractions of a degree above absolute zero (0 Kelvin or –273.15°C). That's because the quantum phenomena that ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 28, 2024
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Topological solitons can be found in many places and at many different length scales. For example, they take the form of kinks in coiled telephone cords and large molecules such as proteins. At a very different scale, a black ...
General Physics
Mar 20, 2024
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Electromagnetic waves in the terahertz frequency range offer many advantages for communications and advanced applications in scanning and imaging, but realizing their potential poses challenges. Researchers at Tohoku University ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 11, 2024
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The idea of objects seamlessly disappearing, not just in controlled laboratory environments but also in real-world scenarios, has long captured the popular imagination. This concept epitomizes the trajectory of human civilization, ...
General Physics
Mar 6, 2024
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The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole.
Space Exploration
Mar 1, 2024
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Researchers have successfully used a coherent transceiver prototype to detect polarization changes that preceded a cable break in a live network. The work, which is one of the first demonstrations of field-based measurements ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 15, 2024
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A new Environmental Working Group study has found chlormequat, a little-known pesticide, in four out of five people tested. Because the chemical is linked to reproductive and developmental problems in animal studies, the ...
Environment
Feb 15, 2024
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