Applied Physics

Two Giant Steps In Quantum Computing

Two major steps toward putting quantum computers into real practice — sending a photon signal on demand from a qubit onto wires and transmitting the signal to a second, distant qubit — have been brought about by a team of scientists at Yale. Over the past ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 2 2007 - 9:59pm

Hydrogen Storage Advancement Could Speed Development Of Cleaner Cars

Researchers at UCLA have developed a model that could help engineers and scientists speed up the development of hydrogen-fueled vehicles by identifying promising hydrogen-storage materials and predicting favored thermodynamic chemical reactions through whi ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 3 2007 - 10:40am

On The Horizon: Brain-Controlled Prosthetics

Neural prosthetic devices represent an engineer's approach to treating paralysis and amputation. Electronics are used to monitor the neural signals that reflect an individual's intentions for the prosthesis or computer they are trying to use. ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 3 2007 - 1:52pm

Norepinephrine And The Biological Basis For Emotional Memories

In a report this week in Cell, researchers have identified a biological basis for why events that happen during heightened states of emotion such as fear, anger and joy are more memorable than less dramatic occurrences: a hormone released during emotional ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 4 2007 - 10:47pm

To Cycads, Romance Is Hot And Smelly

University of Utah scientists discovered a strange method of reproduction in primitive plants named cycads: The plants heat up and emit a toxic odor to drive pollen-covered insects out of male cycad cones, and then use a milder odor to draw the bugs into f ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 14 2019 - 11:57am

Do You Have The Biometrics Of A Terrorist?

Computer and behavioral scientists at the University at Buffalo say they are working on a system to compute a numerical score that determines the likelihood that someone is about to commit a terrorist act. Their technology will track faces, voices and othe ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 5 2007 - 5:16pm

Reducing Pesticides In Plants With... Aspirin?

Not literally aspirin, but researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI) say methyl salicylate (MeSA), an aspirin-like compound, alerts a plant's immune system to shift into high gear. It has long been known that plants often de ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 7 2007 - 6:14am

Evolution Transforms "Junk" DNA Into Genetic Machinery

Evolution has mastered the art of turning trash to treasure- though, for scientists, witnessing the transformation can require a bit of patience. In new genetic research, scientists have traced the 170 million-year evolution of a piece of “junk” DNA to its ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 7 2007 - 2:41am

Z Corporation Community To Offer 'First Look' At 3D Printing With Fast, Colorful, Affordable, Automated ZPrinter 450

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Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 8 2007 - 3:50am

Viewdle Inc. Opens EMEA Headquarters

LUXEMBOURG and NEW YORK, October 9 /PRNewswire/-- Viewdle, Inc. (www.viewdle.com), a facial-recognition based video search platform, today announced the opening of its EMEA Headquarters. Located in Luxembourg (90 rue de Cessange, L-1320), this strategic l ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 8 2007 - 9:39pm