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Phys.org / Single-photon teleportation achieved between distant quantum dots for the first time

An international research team involving Paderborn University has achieved a crucial breakthrough on the road to a quantum internet. For the first time ever, the polarization state of a single photon emitted from a quantum ...

13 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Discovery of new marine sponges supports hypothesis on animal evolution

A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug development. The same ...

12 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Euclid dataset of a million galaxies proves connection between galaxy mergers and AGN

Astronomers have long debated the role of galaxy mergers in powering active supermassive black holes. Now an unprecedented dataset of a million galaxies from the Euclid telescope provides evidence that mergers play a dominant ...

13 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Ant brood signal deadly infection in altruistic self-sacrifice

Ant colonies operate as tightly coordinated "superorganisms" with individual ants working together, much like the cells of a body, to ensure their collective health. Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology ...

12 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / First fertilizer: A chemical process that may have sparked life on Earth

University of Alberta geochemists have discovered a missing piece to one of the great mysteries of science—the origin of life on Earth.

12 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Carbon monoxide, the 'silent killer,' becomes a boon for fuel cell catalysts

Researchers have developed a technology that uses carbon monoxide, typically harmful to humans, to precisely control metal thin films at a thickness of 0.3 nanometers. This technology enables faster and simpler production ...

5 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Beauty may be 'easy on the eyes' because it saves brain power

Humans may find images that take less energy to process aesthetically pleasing, suggesting that our attraction to beauty is at least partially an energy conservation strategy.

12 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Light-triggered nanoscale heating can control communication between nerve cells

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report the successful creation of artificial synaptic vesicles that can be remotely controlled by near-infrared (NIR) light. By embedding ...

12 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / Mapping the cosmos of innovation: AI model charts the age and trajectory of 23,000 technologies

A team of researchers has built one of the most detailed open maps of emerging technologies yet assembled, allowing governments, companies and investors in the United States and worldwide to see what sits inside big fields ...

13 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / Quantitative ATP imaging can measure cellular energy in real time

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have developed a method for quantitative imaging of ATP levels inside living cells. The study, published in Nature Communications, introduces ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Newly discovered star opens 'laboratory' for solving cosmic dust mystery

Seventy light-years from Earth, a star called Kappa Tucanae A harbors one of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries: dust so hot it glows at more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, existing impossibly close to its host star, where ...

13 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Pain med side effects may be masquerading as heart failure

Clinicians may fail to recognize common side effects of drugs like gabapentin—which are frequently prescribed for nerve pain—leading them to prescribe unnecessary medications that cause yet more side effects. This phenomenon, ...

12 hours ago in Medications