New attacks on graphics processors endanger user privacy

Web browsers use GPUs to render graphics on desktops, laptops, and smart phones. GPUs are also…

Extracellular vesicles help pass information between cells and onto offspring

New studies reveal that small, membrane-bound particles transported between cells have wide-ranging and long-term effects in…

Growing magnetic fields in deep space: Just wiggle the plasma

Astrophysicists have long wondered how cosmic magnetic fields fields are produced, sustained, and magnified. Scientists have…

Children’s sleep not significantly affected by screen time, new study finds

As young people spend an increasing amount of time on electronic devices, the effects of these…

Physicists name and codify new field in nanotechnology: ‘electron quantum metamaterials’

New materials are being synthesized by twisting and stacking atomically thin layers. To bring it all…

New technique to understand biology at the nanoscale

Researchers for the first time have shown that they can use electrical fields to gain valuable…

Evidence of outburst flooding indicates plentiful water on early Mars

The presence of water on Mars has been theorized for centuries. Early telescopes revealed ice caps,…

Evidence of restored vision in rats following cell transplant

Researchers have discovered that neurons located in the vision centers of the brains of blind rats…

Detecting E. coli strains using molecular electronics

Electrical engineers have adapted a molecular electronic device called a single-molecule break junction to detect RNA…

Laser tech could be fashioned into Earth’s ‘porch light’ to attract alien astronomers

If extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new study proposes that laser technology on…