A group of researchers in Japan has developed a new type of processor known as PAXEL, a device that can potentially bypass Moore's Law and increase the speed and efficiency of computing. PAXEL, which stands for photonic accelerator, ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 24, 2019
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Whether from regular use, overuse or abuse, every device is bound to develop cracks at some point. That's just the nature of things.
Materials Science
Sep 24, 2019
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A provocative new study looks at the resource utilization and technological strategies that would be needed to make a Mars population of one million people food self-sufficient. A detailed model of population growth, caloric ...
Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2019
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Hey, physicists and materials scientists: You'd better reevaluate your work if you study iridium-based materials—members of the platinum family—when they are ultra-thin.
Condensed Matter
Sep 24, 2019
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Scientists have identified the stem cells that allow tapeworms to regenerate and found that their location in proximity to the head is essential, according to a new study in eLife.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 24, 2019
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Cancer researchers from the University of Bath have identified some promising drug candidates by using high-throughput screening methods to test tens of thousands of molecules.
Biochemistry
Sep 24, 2019
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Job sharing offers a route to increase the number of women in senior leadership roles in higher education.
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2019
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You mightn't think that the life of a dung beetle, a creature who eats poop every day of its short life, could get any worse, but you'd be wrong. Dung beetles, also known as rollers, pretty much live in manure. They can be ...
Ecology
Sep 24, 2019
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World leaders are gathering in New York for Monday's Climate Action Summit. The summit's goal, according to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, is to encourage countries to get serious about climate change.
Environment
Sep 24, 2019
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The nonviral, bioinspired gene delivery method developed by researchers at RMIT University has proven effective in laboratory tests and is safer than standard viral approaches.
Bio & Medicine
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