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An international team of scientists including researchers at Yale University and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a...
Tech: World-first demonstration of topologically protected biphoton states — (Report)
Scientists in Australia have for the first time demonstrated the protection of correlated states between paired photons -- packets of light energy --...
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For scientists wrestling with problems as diverse as containing superhot plasma in a fusion reactor, improving the accuracy of weather forecasts, or probing...
Tech: With nanopore sensing, physics researchers detect subtle changes in single particles — ...
Researchers in Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Physics have discovered that a technique known as nanopore sensing can be used to detect subtle...
Tech: When a superconductor truly becomes super — (Report)
Unraveling the mystery of superconductivity at high temperatures, specifically in copper oxide materials, remains one of the most puzzling challenges in modern solid-state...
Tech: Nanoparticle systems crucial for new high-speed devices demonstrated — (Report)
For the first time researchers have demonstrated a new way to perform functions essential to future computation three orders of magnitude faster than...
Tech: Rutgers engineers’ unique smart materials change shape as temperatures change — (Report)
Imagine smart materials that can morph from being stiff as wood to as soft as a sponge -- and also change shape.
Rutgers University-New...
Tech: Atomic beams shoot straighter via cascading silicon peashooters — (Report)
To a non-physicist, an "atomic beam collimator" may sound like a phaser firing mystical particles. That might not be the worst metaphor to...
Tech: Is dark energy even allowed? — (Report)
In string theory, a paradigm shift could be imminent. In June, a team of string theorists from Harvard and Caltech published a conjecture...
Tech: Team figures out mechanisms of strong bendable tubes — (Report)
Collapsible dog bowls, bendable medical tubes and drinking straws all seem to work on a common principle, snapping into a variety of mechanically...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
