Archaeologists from the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern have uncovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman bridge during excavations near the River Zihl in Aegerten, Switzerland. The discovery…
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Quantum emitter discovery in diamonds enables a new type of coupling
An NV-hosting nanodiamond on an AFM tip probes a topological waveguide. Suppressing RCP emission at 710 nm reveals regions supporting chiral modes (fringes in right image). Credit: Carlos Meriles Researchers…
Algorithms that address malicious noise could result in more accurate, dependable quantum computing
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Quantum computers promise enormous computational power, but the nature of quantum states makes computation and data inherently “noisy.” Rice University computer scientists have developed algorithms that…
Bio-oil made from crop and wood waste could plug orphaned fossil fuel wells
Injecting bio-oil made from corn stalks and forest debris into the deep shafts of abandoned crude oil wells could be a viable form of carbon sequestration, a new Iowa State…
AI Robots Learn Touch and Vision to Handle Objects Like Humans
Summary: A new breakthrough shows how robots can now integrate both sight and touch to handle objects with greater accuracy, similar to humans. Researchers developed TactileAloha, a system that combines…
Detectorist discovers perfectly preserved posnet
Malcolm Weale, a metal detectorist and self-described history detective, has discovered a perfectly preserved posnet during a survey near Thetford, England. A posnet is a small, tripod-legged pot used to…
UN climate chief issues rallying cry on national climate plans as deadline looms
Governments must present their new national plans to cut planet-heating emissions and boost climate resilience as soon as possible, the UN climate chief has urged, with several major economies yet…
Brain-wide activity map reveals decision-making at cellular resolution in mice
Brain-wide map showing 75,000 analyzed neurons, each dot is linearly scaled according to the raw average firing rate of that neuron up to a maximum size. Credit: Dan Birman, International…
Perseid meteors shine with the Milky Way over an ancient Egyptian temple in breathtaking photo
Photographer Osama Fathi has captured a stunning view of Perseid meteors crossing the bright ribbon of the Milky Way over the ruins of an ancient settlement in Egypt dedicated to…
