Neither quantum computers nor quantum cryptography will become prevalent technologies without memory systems able to manipulate quantum information easily and effectively. The Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 26, 2014
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Latest research on the oldest surviving rock art of Southeast Asia shows that the region's first people, hunter-gatherers who arrived over 50,000 years ago, brought with them a rich art practice.
Archaeology
Nov 26, 2014
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The ocean is undergoing global changes at a remarkable pace and we must change with it to attain our best possible future ocean, warns the head of The University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute.
Environment
Nov 26, 2014
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Just four months after the final data package from the GOCE satellite mission was delivered, researchers are laying out a rich harvest of scientific results, with the promise of more to come. A mission of the European Space ...
Space Exploration
Nov 26, 2014
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Sweden called off the hunt for a submarine after a week-long underwater search in the Stockholm archipelago. Triggered by a reported sighting of a Russian submarine, the alleged 'invasion' had been widely anticipated by military ...
Engineering
Nov 26, 2014
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Animals looking for food or light waves moving through turbid media – astonishing similarities have now been found between completely different phenomena.
General Physics
Nov 26, 2014
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Conservationists are always looking for ways to halt the pace of deforestation in tropical rainforests. One approach involves recultivating abandoned agricultural land. An international team* investigating this concept has ...
Environment
Nov 26, 2014
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Many male animals have multiple displays and behaviours to attract females; and often the larger or greater the better.
Plants & Animals
Nov 26, 2014
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The deep ocean seems so remote that it is difficult to imagine any sort of human-generated change making an impact on deep-sea life. It is even more difficult to collect or examine evidence from the deep ocean to determine ...
Ecology
Nov 26, 2014
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Experts at The University of Nottingham have secured a £6 million grant to build a research facility to prototype a new generation of tiny nano-sensors.
General Physics
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