Credit: CC0 Public Domain Viasat, based in Carlsbad, California, has completed its $6.1 billion acquisition of London-based Inmarsat on Wednesday —accelerating the company’s bid to become a global supplier of…
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Space tractor beams may not be the stuff of sci-fi for long
Graphic illustrating how a servicer spacecraft could remove debris from orbit using electrostatic forces. Credit: Schaub Lab On Feb. 10, 2009, disaster struck hundreds of miles above the Siberian Peninsula.…
Unexpected Role of Immune Autoantibodies in Schizophrenia
Summary: A study reveals a connection between schizophrenia and autoimmune reactions. The researchers identified autoantibodies against the synaptic protein neurexin 1α in about 2% of patients with schizophrenia. These autoantibodies,…
Moluccan boats from Indonesia identified in Australian rock art |
Archaeologists from Flinders University have identified Moluccan vessels from Indonesia in rock art paintings found at Awunbarna, Arnhem Land, Australia. According to the researchers, these findings are the first-ever archaeological…
Artificial intelligence can identify patterns in surface cracking to assess damage in reinforced concrete structures
The concept of crack-to-graph conversion using corner detection and pixel tracking algorithm. (a) Original crack patterns from the experiments (b) crack patterns sketched manually; (c) crack patterns with nodes; and…
Axions whisper, but can you hear them? FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers think so
Newswise — To hear an axion, you have to be listening very, very carefully. These hypothetical elementary particles may be responsible for some or all dark matter in the universe,…
Tiny quantum electronic vortexes can circulate in superconductors in ways not seen before
A new study by KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stanford University revises of our understanding of quantum vortices in superconductors. Pictured, an artist’s depiction of quantum vortices. Credit: Greg…
How raising tobacco taxes can save lives and cut poverty across the Asia-Pacific
Credit: Shutterstock The human costs of tobacco and smoking worldwide are huge. 1.3 billion people use tobacco, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. More than 8 million people die prematurely…
Optical effect advances quantum computing with atomic qubits to a new dimension
The Talbot effect forms periodic patterns from laser light (simulation). Single atom qubits can be stored and processed at the high intensity points (red). Credit: TU Darmstadt/APQ Darmstadt physicists have…
The ‘breath’ between atoms—a new building block for quantum technology
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University of Washington researchers have discovered they can detect atomic “breathing,” or the mechanical vibration between two layers of atoms, by observing the type of light…
