Defects promise quantum communication through standard optical fiber

An international team of scientists led by the University of Groningen's Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials…

New Horizons team rehearses for New Year’s flyby

You never know what you're going to see when you visit a world for the first…

Unveiling the mechanism protecting replicated DNA from degradation

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Italy have…

Researchers discover how bird feathers resist tearing

Chinese researchers have discovered and characterized a sophisticated mechanism in bird feathers that enhances tear resistance,…

Machine learning helps improving photonic applications

Photonic nanostructures can be used for many applications besides solar cells—for example, optical sensors for cancer…

Ciprofloxacin has dramatic effects on the mitochondrial genome—antibiotics should be used cautiously

Antibiotics have saved many lives by rescuing patients with bacterial or fungal infections, but these valuable…

Four newly discovered Milky Way neighbors

Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies are the smallest, most dark matter dominated, and least chemically enriched stellar systems…

Decision looms for Berlin on diesel refits

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is slated to agree late Monday how to clean up city…

Evolution of an Agency

NACA became NASA in 1958 Click here for original story, Evolution of an Agency Source: NASA…

Discarded waste could be a treasure trove of rare metals

Miners could soon be scouring mounds of industrial waste to extract rare metals that are needed…