Revolutionizing optical control with topological edge states

Manipulating topological edge states for optical channel switcher. Credit: Bing-Cong Xu Nanophotonics and topology have generated significant interest due to the unique properties they offer. One area of focus is…

Smart in-memory light sensors perform image recognition

The electrical resistance of the optoelectric memristor can be programmed by visible light. Credit: KAUST; Anastasia Serin Smart digital image sensors that can perform visual perception capabilities, such as scene…

1st-ever private Venus mission delayed until at least 2025

The first private mission to Venus won’t launch this year after all. The Rocket Lab mission, which was initially set to launch last month, has been delayed until at least…

Rare textiles, basketry and cordage discovered at submerged Neolithic settlement |

Underwater archaeologists excavating at the submerged La Marmotta settlement near Rome, Italy, have uncovered textiles, basketry and cordage from the Early Neolithic Period. La Marmotta was first discovered in 1989…

SRF Operations Earns Certification to Ensure Customer Satisfaction

Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – An important certificate now hangs on the wall of the Superconducting Radiofrequency Operations group at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator…

Bitter conflicts stop Eastern Europe from choosing next year’s Cop host

Divisions over wars between Russia and Ukraine and Azerbaijan and Armenia are delaying the choice of the host of next year’s climate talks Conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and Armenia…

New advances in fighting a range of cancers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New advances in the fight against a range of cancers have been revealed at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), which…

A gene therapy shot might keep cats from getting pregnant without being spayed

Invasive surgeries to spay cats could one day be a thing of the past, replaced instead with a single shot.   An injected gene therapy given to female cats prevented…

A novel perspective when assessing the effect of plant community structure on productivity—The spatial aggregation of individual neighborhoods – Functional Ecologists

In this new post, Changjin Cheng—a PhD candidate from the School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, China—presents his latest work ‘Spatial Assembly of Grassland Communities and Interrelationships…

One More Thing…Apple Unveils Vision Pro Headset at WWDC23

Apple raised the curtain Monday on its much anticipated mixed reality headset in a video presentation at its World Wide Developers Conference on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif. The…