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Phys.org / New light-based platform sets the stage for future quantum supercomputers
A light has emerged at the end of the tunnel in the long pursuit of developing quantum computers, which are expected to radically reduce the time needed to perform some complex calculations from thousands of years down to ...
Phys.org / New radio method uncovers hidden bursts from dwarf stars and hints of exoplanets
An international team including Cornell researcher Jake Turner has developed a novel analysis method capable of uncovering previously undetectable stellar and exoplanetary signals hidden within archival radio-astronomical ...
Phys.org / Tropical feedback loop: Butterfly mimicry patterns evolve faster near the equator
In the early 1990s, Keith Willmott and a friend, both undergraduate students from the United Kingdom, arrived in Ecuador with impressionable minds and big aspirations. Willmott initially imagined there might be 20 to 30 butterfly ...
Phys.org / Mineral dust accelerates Greenland ice sheet melt by promoting algae growth
Large-scale melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is irreversible and happening at a rapid rate, and now a new international study is the first to understand why. A University of Waterloo scientist and a team of international ...
Phys.org / NASA's Juno measures thickness of Europa's ice shell
Data from NASA's Juno mission has provided new insights into the thickness and subsurface structure of the icy shell encasing Jupiter's moon Europa. Using the spacecraft's Microwave Radiometer (MWR), mission scientists determined ...
Medical Xpress / Two fundamental coordination patterns in underwater dolphin kick identified
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified two fundamental coordination patterns underlying the underwater dolphin kick in swimmers: (1) the coordinated motion of the shank and foot and (2) hip flexion and extension ...
Tech Xplore / Electric eel biology inspires powerful gel battery
Power sources used in devices found in or around biological tissue must be flexible and nontoxic, while still powerful enough to support demanding technologies such as medical devices or soft robotics. To achieve this balance, ...
Medical Xpress / Mutation-specific defects in neurological disorders mapped, pointing toward personalized therapies
Patients with CaV2.1 channelopathies face severe and often debilitating symptoms, such as seizures, migraines, tremors, and developmental delays. Although some symptoms overlap among these rare neurological conditions, patients ...
Phys.org / Did a tsunami hit the Bristol Channel four centuries ago? Revisiting the great flood of 1607
People living on the low-lying shores of the Bristol Channel and Severn estuary began their day like any other on January 30, 1607. The weather was calm. The sky was bright.
Phys.org / Subtle rotations in ancient light: Decoding the universe's symmetry
A team of researchers studying the uncertainties associated with a phenomenon known as cosmic birefringence has developed a method to reduce uncertainties in its observational measurements, according to a new study published ...
Phys.org / Corals sleep like us, but their symbionts never rest
Sleep is essential for much of the animal kingdom. During the night, neuron and tissue repair mechanisms are activated to aid recovery from daily activity. This is risky: organisms that sleep are more vulnerable to predators. ...
Tech Xplore / How AI deepfakes have skirted revenge porn laws
Federal and state governments have outlawed "revenge porn," the nonconsensual online sharing of sexual images of individuals, often by former partners. Last year, South Carolina became the 50th state to enact such a law. ...
