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Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Apr 26, 2017

Establishing the boundaries of quantum secure communications

Scientists at the University of York's Centre for Quantum Technology have made an important breakthrough in the theory of quantum secure communications.

Environment Apr 4, 2017

Invention uses bacteria to purify water

A University of British Columbia-developed system that uses bacteria to turn non-potable water into drinking water will be tested next week in West Vancouver prior to being installed in remote communities in Canada and beyond.

Internet Mar 27, 2017

Estonia is putting its country in the cloud and offering virtual residency

Estonia is a small country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe with a population of 1.3 million and a GDP of US $23 billion, roughly 10% of Apple's annual earnings.

Biochemistry Mar 22, 2017

Scientists identify a new way gut bacteria break down complex sugars

New light has been shed on the functioning of human gut bacteria which could help to develop medicines in the future to improve health and wellbeing.

Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Mar 7, 2017

How quantum mechanics is working to protect security online

Scrambled and indecipherable messages are the back bone of the internet as we know it.

Materials Science Mar 2, 2017

Mussel byssus threads produced by a combination of self-assembly processes and biologically active steps

The chemical industry can learn a lot from the common mussel. Not only are the mollusc's mother of pearl and tough threads with which it clings to the seafloor remarkable, but the way in which these materials are produced ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 16, 2017

Research opens door to smaller, cheaper, more agile communications tech

Research led by ANU on the use of magnets to steer light has opened the door to new communications systems which could be smaller, cheaper and more agile than fibre optics.

Materials Science Feb 9, 2017

Lattice of nanotraps and line narrowing in Raman gas

Decreasing the emission linewidth from a molecule is one of the key aims in precision spectroscopy. One approach is based on cooling molecules to near absolute zero. An alternative way is to localize the molecules on subwavelength ...

Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Feb 9, 2017

Large groups of photons on demand—an equivalent of photonic 'integrated circuit'

Âé¶¹ÒùÔºicists from the Faculty of Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics at the University of Warsaw have developed a holographic atomic memory device capable of generating single photons on demand in groups of several dozen or more. The device, successfully ...

Archaeology Jan 31, 2017

Dino rib yields evidence of oldest soft tissue remains

The rib of a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that lived 195 million years ago has yielded what may be the oldest remains of soft tissue ever recovered, scientists said Tuesday.

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