It may seem counterintuitive to many, but metal ions play a critical role in life, carrying…
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Event horizons are tunable factories of quantum entanglement
Louisiana State University physicists have leveraged quantum information theory techniques to reveal a mechanism for amplifying,…
NASA rocket mission to study the origin of slow solar winds
The Sun’s atmosphere, or corona, is beaming with activity. Solar flares and coronal mass injections send…
NASA finds each state has its own climatic threshold for flu outbreaks
What triggers an outbreak of the influenza virus? A new study of the flu in the…
Covert and overt political signaling online
In the 1970s, a handkerchief peeking from a man’s back pocket was a useful way of…
A decade of deep-reef exploration in the Greater Caribbean
The mysteries of underwater life have long been a source of inspiration for writers, filmmakers, and…
Atom by atom: Building precise smaller nanoparticles with templates
Nanoparticles (which have sizes ranging between 3–500 nm), and sub-nanoclusters (which are around 1 nm in…
Scientists help recover gases from moon rock time capsule
Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis are helping to recover gases from a container of…
Giant leap toward quantum internet realized with Bell state analyzer
Scientists’ increasing mastery of quantum mechanics is heralding a new age of innovation. Technologies that harness…
Neutrons help researchers observe real-time stress reduction in 3D printed parts
The heat, pressure, and force that materials experience during manufacturing processes, such as forming, casting, and…