Tiny camera lens may help link quantum computers to network
Scientists have invented a tiny camera lens, which may lead to a device that links quantum computers to an optical fiber network.
Global coastal wetlands need to move inland in fight against climate change
Up to 30 per cent of coastal wetlands could be lost globally by the year 2100 with a dramatic effect on global warming and...
Sugar pills relieve pain for chronic pain patients
Someday doctors may prescribe sugar pills for certain chronic pain patients based on their brain anatomy and psychology. And the pills will reduce their...
Breast cancer screening does not reduce mortality
Fewer and fewer women die from breast cancer in recent years but, surprisingly, the decline is just as large in the age groups that...
Quantum-level control of an exotic topological quantum magnet
Physicists have discovered a novel quantum state of matter whose symmetry can be manipulated at will by an external magnetic field. The methods demonstrated...
Discovery of the earliest drawing
The oldest known abstract drawing has been found in South Africa's Blombos Cave -- on the face of a flake of siliceous rock retrieved...
We may hear others’ footsteps, but how do we ignore our own?
A team of scientists has uncovered the neural processes mice use to ignore their own footsteps, a discovery that offers new insights into how...
Turtle species in serious decline: Broad ecological impacts
About 61 percent of the world's 356 turtle species are threatened or already extinct, and the decline could have ecological consequences, according to a...
Biophysics: Pile-ups in protein transport
Motor proteins in cells can move along protein filaments in ways that interfere with each other's progress. A new model shows how this can...
New high-capacity sodium-ion could replace lithium in rechargeable batteries
Scientists are paving the way to swap the lithium in lithium-ion batteries with sodium, according to newly published research.
