Longest microwave quantum link

Physicists at ETH Zurich have demonstrated a five-meter-long microwave quantum link, the longest of its kind…

Simultaneous optical trapping and imaging in the axial plane for light-matter interaction

Optical trapping has become a powerful tool in numerous fields such as biology, physics, chemistry. In…

Freeze-dried soil is more suitable for studying soil reactive nitrogen gas emissions

Earth’s atmosphere and climate change are strongly affected by gas exchange between land and atmosphere. Reactive…

China Spallation Neutron Source: Beam power reaches design goal ahead of schedule

The China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) conducted on-schedule beam commissioning from Feb. 3 to Feb. 28,…

Research: Structural and functional studies of corticotropin-releasing factor receptors

CRF1R and CRF2R, two members of class B G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), are widely expressed in the…

Remote sensing: Bulk photovoltaic effect exploited in 2-D trilayered hybrid ferroelectric

Polarized light detection plays an important role in remote sensing, near-field imaging, communication, and high resolution…

What other planets can teach us about Earth

Sometimes, you need to leave home to understand it. For Stanford planetary geologist Mathieu Lapôtre, “home”…

Audience size and comments may affect enjoyment of social television

The presence of a large audience boosts enjoyment, but it takes just a few haters to…

Genetic diversity improves yield in hybrid crop varieties

Researchers from The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture and University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute…

Mentoring significantly improves career outcomes for female economists, study finds

Women’s advancement in most science disciplines has risen during this century, but that has not proven…