By merging two or more sources of light, interferometers create interference patterns that can provide remarkably detailed information about everything they illuminate, from a tiny flaw on a mirror, to the dispersion of pollutants ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 12, 2021
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Scientists have unearthed fossilised fungi dating back up to one billion years, in a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how life on land evolved, research showed Wednesday.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 22, 2019
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Half of Alberta's upland boreal forest is likely to disappear over the next century due to climate change, a new study shows.
Environment
Mar 26, 2018
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Researchers at the University of Bristol's Quantum Engineering Technology Labs have demonstrated a new type of silicon chip that can help building and testing quantum computers and could find their way into your mobile phone ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 9, 2018
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Protecting business networks is getting more important. But how well do firewalls actually do in protecting sensitive and confidential information? Configuring firewalls can be complicated, even for system administrators, ...
Security
Dec 8, 2017
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A new University of Guelph study reveals that not all milkweed plants are the same for endangered monarch butterflies looking to lay their eggs.
Ecology
Nov 9, 2017
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Scientists at The University of Manchester have fabricated highly miniaturised pressure sensors using graphene membranes which can detect minute changes in pressure with high sensitivity, over a wide range of operating pressures.
Nanomaterials
Nov 8, 2017
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Computer scientists at the University of Nottingham and Kingston University have solved a complex problem that has, until now, defeated experts in vision and graphics research. They have developed technology capable of producing ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 26, 2017
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A QUT researcher is leading a new study to evaluate human-robot interactions as technology reshapes health care.
Robotics
Sep 18, 2017
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It may sound too good to be true, but TU Delft PhD student Ming Ma has found a way to produce alcohol out of thin air. Or to be more precise, he has found how to effectively and precisely control the process of electroreduction ...
Materials Science
Sep 11, 2017
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