Deformation of the photon pair shape with increasing spontaneous parametric down-conversion interaction strength (from left to right). Credit: Thekkadath et al. Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) and spontaneous four-wave mixing are…
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Sarcophagus found at Church of St. Nicholas could be the tomb of “Santa Claus”
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a sarcophagus near the original burial place of Saint Nicholas at the Church of St. Nicholas, located in Turkey’s Antalya province. Saint Nicholas was…
USDA orders testing of milk supply for presence of bird flu virus
Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced it would mandate testing for the…
Grave of Roman soldier unearthed in Heerlen
Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence of Roman settlement in Heerlen by uncovering a burial containing the remains of a Roman soldier. Heerlen is a city and a municipality in…
‘Interstellar’ returns from deep space to IMAX theaters starting today for 10th anniversary
“Nobody believed me, but I knew you’d come back”. This holiday season, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures are delivering their version of an early Christmas gift in the form…
MRI could be key to understanding the impact a gluten free diet has on people with celiac disease
Credit: MART PRODUCTION from Pexels Experts have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to better understand the impact a gluten free diet has on people with celiac disease, which could be…
Recovering rare earth metals from waste permanent magnets
Synthesis of fibrous rare earth metal recovery materials / The structure and surface analysis results of a fibrous material composed of a composite structure of polymeric fibers and metal-organic structured…
Magnetically controlled kirigami surfaces move objects: No grasping needed
Researchers have developed a novel device that couples magnetic fields and kirigami design principles to remotely control the movement of a flexible dimpled surface, allowing it to manipulate objects without…
Experiment verifies a connection between quantum theory and information theory
With the help of a new experiment, researchers at Linköping University, among others, have succeeded in confirming a 10-year-old theoretical study that connects one of the most fundamental aspects of…
