A new study published in Nature Physics describes how a team of scientists used a laser beam to gain access to long-lived soundwaves in crystalline solids as the basis for a potentially new approach to information processing ...
Condensed Matter
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Gravitational waves may be produced in the heart of the galaxy, says a new study led by Ph.D. student Joseph Fernandez at Liverpool John Moores University. He sets out the work in a presentation on 3rd April at the European ...
Astronomy
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Intense radiation could strip away the ozone layer of Earth-like planets around other stars and render them uninhabitable, according to a new study led by Dr. Eike Guenther of the Thueringer Observatory in Germany.
Astronomy
Apr 3, 2018
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It's small enough to fit inside a shoebox, yet this robot on four wheels has a big mission: keeping factories and other large facilities safe from hackers.
Robotics
Apr 3, 2018
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Norwegians love to heat with wood. The walls of houses around the Norwegian countryside in the winter are lined with stacks of wood and smoke rises from chimneys, especially on cold days. There was even a national "wood night ...
Environment
Apr 3, 2018
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Every human cell is encased in a five-nanometer-thick lipid membrane that protects it from the surrounding environment. Like a gatekeeper, the membrane determines which ions and molecules can pass through. In so doing, it ...
Biochemistry
Apr 3, 2018
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Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, the fundamental impossibility of simultaneously measuring properties such as position and momentum, is at the heart of quantum theory. Physicists at ETH Zurich have now demonstrated an ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 3, 2018
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Coral reefs can naturally protect coasts from tropical cyclones by reducing the impact of large waves before they reach the shore, according to scientists.
Environment
Apr 3, 2018
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Britain will ban sales of ivory in a bid to help preserve the world's dwindling elephant population, the government announced Tuesday.
Ecology
Apr 3, 2018
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Nobuaki Kurumatani, the outsider tapped to lead scandal-tarnished Japanese electronics company Toshiba Corp., is promising a turnaround in five years by reshaping its operations and boosting profitability.
Business
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