Quantum physicists design unconditionally secure system for digital payments

Have you ever been compelled to enter sensitive payment data on the website of an unknown…

Southernmost crocodile newt record is a threatened new species

A new species of crocodile newt from the Central Highlands of Vietnam has been described in…

Flaky compound to prevent computer chips from getting fried

A research team from Skoltech has improved the properties of a polymer used in 3D printing.…

When graphene serves as a saturable absorber, it can generate two types of mode-locking states

Passive mode-locked technology utilizes saturable absorbers’ nonlinear absorption effect to regulate the cavity’s loss and phase…

Researchers grow bio-inspired polymer brains for artificial neural networks

The development of neural networks to create artificial intelligence in computers was originally inspired by how…

New hydrodynamic theory helps to understand the correlation of ions

In their theoretical work, Dr. Diddo Diddens from Helmholtz Institute Münster of Forschungszentrum Jülich and Prof.…

China warns of 'multiple natural disasters' in July

Chinese authorities have warned of extreme weather and “multiple natural disasters” in the coming month, as…

Astronomers witness energetic switch on of black hole

A team of astronomers led by researchers from the University of Birmingham, University College London and…

Physicists rediscover a discarded theory to solve a mystery of how glass damping sound

For about half a century, physicists have puzzled over vibrations in glass at low temperatures. The…

Functional surface refinement: Targeted control of growth dynamics of finest tin layers

Nanometer-scale coatings with functional materials play an important role in many sensory, electronic and photonic applications.…