You are no doubt viewing this article on a digital device whose basic unit of information is the bit, either 0 or 1. Scientists worldwide are racing to develop a new kind of computer based on the use of quantum bits, or qubits, ...
Quantum Physics
May 4, 2022
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UBC researchers have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic coating for almost any fabric that decreases the infectivity of the virus that causes COVID-19 by up to 90 percent.
Materials Science
Feb 10, 2022
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Light bulbs are a big upgrade from fires and candles. Every year, homes in informal settlements burn down in Africa because of fires used for heating and lighting. So electrical light bulbs with filaments brought about a ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 8, 2021
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To be more energy efficient, many people have replaced their incandescent lights with light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. However, those currently on the market emit a lot of blue light, which has been linked to eye troubles ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 28, 2021
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Japanese Nobel laureate Isamu Akasaki, who won the physics prize for pioneering energy-efficient LED lighting—a weapon against global warming and poverty—has died aged 92, his university said Friday.
Other
Apr 2, 2021
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Beam-driven wakefield acceleration approaches are promising candidates for future large-scale machines, including X-ray free electron lasers and linear colliders, as they have the potential to improve efficiency and reduce ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 21, 2021
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A long-running debate over how an important gene-silencing protein identifies its targets has been resolved by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Their findings, reported in Nature Structural and Molecular ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 4, 2021
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A new USC-led study suggests a change to the developmental—and evolutionary—story of the pituitary gland.
Evolution
Oct 22, 2020
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Listeria contaminations can send food processing facilities into full crisis mode with mass product recalls, federal warnings and even hospitalization or death for people who consume the contaminated products. Destroying ...
Biochemistry
Jul 27, 2020
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The University of Rochester research lab that recently used lasers to create unsinkable metallic structures has now demonstrated how the same technology could be used to create highly efficient solar power generators.
Optics & Photonics
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