Developing reliable quantum computers

Quantum computers may one day solve algorithmic problems that even the biggest supercomputers today can't manage.…

Humanoid robot supports emergency response teams

Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia tested a new version of the WALK-MAN humanoid robot for…

Researchers turn light upside down

Researchers from CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian, Spain) and collaborators have reported in Science the development of…

Flight Test Evaluation of an Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) Concept for Multiple Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Operations

Abstract: This study evaluates a traffic management concept designed to enable simultaneous operations of multiple small…

New staining method enables Nano-CT imaging of tissue samples

To date, examining patient tissue samples has meant cutting them into thin slices for histological analysis.…

Applications of Satellite Data to Support Improvements in Irrigation and Groundwater Management in California

Abstract: In agricultural regions around the world, threats to water supplies from drought and groundwater depletion…

Disease-bearing mosquitoes gain from shrinkage of green spaces

Urbanization and the resulting shrinkage of green spaces in cities are a boon for mosquitoes that…

Japanese scientists invent floating ‘firefly’ light

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese engineering researchers say they have created a tiny electronic light the size…

Japanese scientists invent floating ‘firefly’ light

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese engineering researchers say they have created a tiny electronic light the size…

Plastic straws could be banned, suggests Michael Gove

The environment secretary suggests outlawing plastic straws could be easier after Brexit.