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Record quantum entanglement rates: A step closer to the Quantum Internet

June 2, 2021
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In a landmark step for quantum communications, researchers have achieved record entanglement rates of two multimode quantum memories located in different labs separated by 10 meters, and heralded by a...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Energy, Environment, Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics
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Staying ahead of the bacteria: A new weapon in the anti-bacterial arms race

June 1, 2021
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In the perpetual arms races between bacteria and human-made antibiotics, there is a new tool to give human medicine the edge, in part by revealing bacterial weaknesses and potentially by...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Parasitology, Pharmaceutical, Virology
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EV design concept capable of 30% longer range

June 1, 2021
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Automotive innovation start-up has revealed a patented design concept for an electric vehicle capable of travelling up to 30% further than current EVs on the market. More compact, more streamlined,...
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Materials, Physics, Solid State Physics, Thermodynamics
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Are UK Zoos putting the Con in Conservation?

May 27, 2021
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A shocking new report published by Born Free highlights that the majority of species found in the UK’s Consortium of Charitable Zoos (CCZ) are not classified as threatened species. It...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Marine Biology, Policy, Zoology
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Commercial quanta image sensors – a new era in solid-state imaging

May 27, 2021
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Solid-state technology capable of imaging individual photons of light to enable full-speed photon counting at room temperature is now accessible commercially. The CMOS-based QIS devices use patented sensor architecture and...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics, Food & Bev, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics, Solid State Physics, Theoretical Physics
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UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects

May 27, 2021
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UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five groundbreaking research projects. By pledging support for citizen science and citizen led research and...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Sciences, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Green Chemistry, Haematology, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Materials, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Neuroscience, Oceanography, Physics, Soil Science, Tectonics, Virology, Volcanology, Zoology
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First virtual symposium on quantum technology, semiconductors, and power generation

May 24, 2021
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Oxford Instruments plc is pleased to announce its first Virtual Symposium on Quantum Technology, Semiconductors, and Power Generation, taking place on June 8th-10th, 2021 under the motto “Helping the experts...
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics, Solid State Physics, Thermodynamics
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X-ray Ptychography performed for first time at small-scale Laboratory Source

May 21, 2021
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X-ray ptychography has been used to perform high-resolution phase contrast diffraction imaging on small-scale laboratory sources. A compact liquid metal-jet (LMJ) X-ray source for a proof-of-concept experiment that opens lab-based...
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Nanotech, Physics, Solid State Physics
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High-resolution model offers stunningly realistic simulation of the birth of stars

May 21, 2021
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A team including Northwestern University astrophysicists has developed the most realistic, highest-resolution 3D simulation of star formation to date. The result is a visually stunning, mathematically-driven marvel that allows viewers...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Environment, Physics, Theoretical Physics
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The first frost is the deepest – understanding the biochemical flowering brake in plants

May 17, 2021
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The first frost of autumn may be grim for gardeners but the latest evidence reveals it is a profound event in the life of plants, lifting the genetic brake on...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Developmental Biology, Environment, Genetics, Proteomics & Genomics
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How moths find their flame – genetics of mate attraction discovered

May 14, 2021
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Biologists have discovered the gene controlling the mating preference of male European corn borer moths for the female sex pheromone. Results will provide a better understanding of why mating signals...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Developmental Biology, Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Zoology
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3D-printed hydrogels with improved tunable properties

May 14, 2021
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The design of 3D-printable seaweed hydrogels that use multiple interpenetrating networks to enable enhanced mechanical properties offer new applications in biomedical materials, 3D printing, and soft robotics. New research reports...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Health, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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