A photonic crystal coupled to a transmission line via an artificial atom

Researchers have recently displayed the interaction of superconducting qubits; the basic unit of quantum information, with…

Graphene balloons to identify noble gases

New research by scientists from Delft University of Technology and the University of Duisburg-Essen uses the…

The Swiss Alps continue to rise: Evidence from cosmic rays show lift outpaces erosion

An international team of geologists, headed by members of the University of Bern, has shown for…

Microswimmers are inanimate microparticles, but they move like moths to the light

The Freigeist group at TU Dresden, led by chemist Dr. Juliane Simmchen, has studied an impressive…

Catch Monday morning's subtle lunar eclipse

Howling at the Moon Sunday night? Sunday night into Monday morning November 30th features not only…

Creating energy and valuable products from fruit waste

Waste from the citrus industry can provide biogas and valuable products for a range of industries.…

DIO additives contribute to efficiency of polymer solar cells

Recently, researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of…

How epithelial cells ward off viruses

A team led by LMU’s Veit Hornung has shown that a protein found in skin cells…

Environmental cues control cassava flowering

New knowledge about the flowering mechanism of a popular cassava cultivar, gleaned by a RIKEN-led study,…

Earth faster, closer to black hole in new map of galaxy

Earth just got 7 km/s faster and about 2000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole…