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Conan O’Brien Worm: Not-So-Funny Threat to Spiny Lobsters and Fisheries

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A nemertean worm, Carcinonemertes conanobrieni, discovered by a Clemson University biologist, is suspected to negatively impact the reproduction of Caribbean spiny lobsters, thereby contributing to their decreased numbers. The worm’s effect on the...

Jun 30, 2023

Researchers demonstrate single-molecule electronic 'switch' using ladder-like molecules

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Researchers have demonstrated a new material for single-molecule electronic switches, which can effectively vary current at the nanoscale in response to external stimuli. The material for this molecular switch has a unique structure created by loc...

Jun 30, 2023

Researchers demonstrate single-molecule electronic 'switch' using ladder-like molecules

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Researchers have demonstrated a new material for single-molecule electronic switches, which can effectively vary current at the nanoscale in response to external stimuli. The material for this molecular switch has a unique structure created by loc...

Jun 30, 2023

Quantum Dots Are the Key for Creating Red MicroLEDs

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The latest microLED breakthrough will have you seeing red—even in the world’s smallest AR applications. Mojo Vision made headlines in 2022 when its former CEO, Drew Perkins, slipped the company’s augmented reality contact lens into his eye. The le...

Jun 30, 2023

Electron collider on a chip verified by three independent research teams

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Quantum electronics promises significant advances in ultra-sensitive measurements and quantum information processing. In nanoelectronic circuits, one electron can be used to precisely modify the trajectory of another electron through their mutual ...

Jun 30, 2023

Researchers develop "e-skin" from graphene and seaweed microcapsules

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Researchers at Queen Mary University, University of Sussex and University of Brighton have integrated graphene into seaweed to create nanocomposite microcapsules for highly tunable and sustainable epidermal electronics. When assembled into network...

Jun 30, 2023

Astrophysicists Detect Low-Frequency Gravitational Waves | Sci.News

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Astrophysicists from the NANOGrav Collaboration have found evidence for gravitational waves that oscillate with periods of years to decades.

Jun 29, 2023

Micro-transfer printing for heterogeneous Si photonic integrated circuits

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Are you feeling nostalgic for homogeneous integration of chips—one flat board where you can use your fingers to stuff in all the circuitry you need? It might be best to head to the Lego store. The rest of the world is moving fast to heterogeneous ...

Jun 29, 2023

Scientists edge toward scalable quantum simulations on a photonic chip

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Scientists have made an important step toward developing computers advanced enough to simulate complex natural phenomena at the quantum level. While these types of simulations are too cumbersome or outright impossible for classical computers to ha...

Jun 29, 2023

Louder Than Expected: Gravitational Waves From Merging Supermassive Black Holes “Heard” for First Time

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After 15 years of carefully observing stars called pulsars throughout our galaxy, the NANOGrav collaboration has “heard” the perpetual chorus of gravitational waves rippling through our universe.

Jun 29, 2023

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