To make particles flow more efficiently, put an obstacle in their way
Scientists used to perform experiments by stirring biological and chemical agents into test tubes.
Scientists used to perform experiments by stirring biological and chemical agents into test tubes.
Soft Matter
May 14, 2021
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Planetary systems form out of the remnant gas and dust of a primordial star. The material collapses into a protoplanetary disk around the young star, and the clumps that form within the disk eventually become planets, asteroids, ...
Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2021
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A new study indicates holes the solution to operational speed/coherence trade-off, potential scaling up of qubits to a mini-quantum computer.
Quantum Physics
Apr 2, 2021
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NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on Feb. 21, after rotating its mast, or "head," 360 degrees, allowing the rover's Mastcam-Z instrument to capture ...
Planetary Sciences
Feb 24, 2021
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Just a little soap helps clean up the challenging process of preparing two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (hBN).
Nanomaterials
Jan 27, 2021
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Researchers from the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T) working with Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) have located the 'sweet spot' for positioning qubits in silicon to scale ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 30, 2020
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A high-sugar diet reprograms the taste cells in fruit flies, dulling their sensitivity to sugar and leaving a "molecular memory" on their tongues, according to a University of Michigan study.
Plants & Animals
Nov 11, 2020
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More than 2 billion people worldwide suffer from micronutrient malnutrition due to deficiencies in minerals and vitamins. Poor people in developing countries are most affected, because their diets are typically dominated ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2020
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Sweet potato biodiversity can help increase the climate resilience of small-scale farming, according to the findings of a study undertaken by a multi-institutional collaborative of researchers. The findings of this global ...
Environment
Oct 14, 2020
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Pygmy hogs—the world's smallest and rarest wild pig—are under a virus lockdown.
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2020
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