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The 'breath' between atoms—a new building block for quantum technology
University of Washington researchers have discovered they can detect atomic “breathing,” or the mechanical vibration between…
Researchers find a way to reduce the overheating of semiconductor devices
The demand to shrink the size of semiconductors coupled with the problem of the heat generated…
Treatment creates steel alloys with superior strength and plasticity
A new treatment tested on a high-quality steel alloy produces extraordinary strength and plasticity, two traits…
Using magnetic nanoparticles as a rapid test for sepsis
Qun Ren, an Empa researcher, and her team are currently developing a diagnostic procedure that can…
A not-so-selfish 'genetic parasite' helps to preserve fertility
Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences are essential parts of many species’ genomes. The highly repetitive nature of…
Droughts increasingly reduce carbon dioxide uptake in the tropics, finds study
Plants take in CO2 to grow. They extract it from the atmosphere and use it to…
Flat fullerene fragments attractive to electrons, shows study
Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan have gained new insights into the unique chemical properties of…
Chemists develop a new class of antibiotics to fight resistant bacteria
Health professionals are in urgent need of new antibiotics to tackle resistant bacteria. Researchers at the…
New study explains interaction between quantized vortices and normal fluids
Osaka Metropolitan University scientists investigated numerically the interaction between a quantized vortex and a normal fluid.…