A new method for quantum computing

Physicists from the University of Amsterdam have proposed a new architecture for a scalable quantum computer.…

Helping trapped low-wage workers, employers struggling to fill spots

Forty-four percent of American workers are employed in some of the least appealing or most dangerous…

Hibernate for a trip to Mars, the bear way

Hibernating astronauts could be the best way to save mission costs, reduce the size of spacecraft…

Public and cultural services may play critical roles in a city's resilience

Closures and mass layoffs that can strike big manufacturing companies—whether due to competition from low-wage countries…

Researchers identify key regulator of blood stem cell development

A protein that masterminds the way DNA is wrapped within chromosomes has a major role in…

Ancient human tracks on South Africa's west coast

It’s been 27 years since geologist David Roberts identified some of the oldest footprints of our…

How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

The conversion of forests to agricultural land is happening at a mind-boggling speed. Between 2015 and…

Researchers find new way to kick-start process of making of carbon fiber

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found a way to improve the energy…

New telecom receiver system checks reliability of message components in real time

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented and demonstrated a novel…

An exquisitely preserved egg reveals what birds have inherited from dinosaurs

Oviraptorosaurs are a group of birdlike dinosaurs that were part of the ancestral dinosaur lineage that…