Day June 10, 2021

IMAGE: Physicists Manfred Bitter, upper right, and Novimir Pablant, lower left, with figures from spectrometer design poster. Sketches include target chamber for laser-produced plasmas, upper center, and a crystal spectrometer, lower… view more  Credit: Photos and collage by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office…

An international research team led by members from the Technical University of Munich, the Deutsches Museum, Munich, and the Swedish Linköping University has developed a method to manufacture two-dimensional polymers with the thickness of a single molecule. The polymers are…

WASHINGTON — In a new study, researchers demonstrate an automated, easy-to-operate quantum key distribution (QKD) system using the fiber network in the city of Padua, Italy. The field test represents an important step toward implementing this highly secure quantum communication…

Two gene variants found in African American women may explain why they are more likely to be diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) than white women of European ancestry, according to Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators. The study…

IMAGE: When a proton collides with a proton, the gluon emitted by one of the valence quarks can interact with a virtual quark from the the quark-antiquark pair inside the other… view more  Credit: Source: IFJ PAN / Dual Color Inside…

IMAGE: An example of an Olla from Palazzo Bonagia. view more  Credit: Viva Sacco Organic residues on ceramic pottery are a valuable resource for understanding medieval cuisines of Islamic-ruled Sicily, according to a study published June 9, 2021 in the open-access…

The moons of planets that have no parent star can possess an atmosphere and retain liquid water. Astrophysicists at LMU have calculated that such systems could harbor sufficient water to make life possible – and sustain it. Water – in…

IMAGE: Christopher Conner, MD, PhD’s new research showed a direct connection between an increased use of ridesharing apps and a decrease in motor vehicle collisions and impaired driving convictions. view more  Credit: Rogelio Castro/UTHealth The increased use of ridesharing apps was…

IMAGE: Dr. Brian Cummings interacts with a student in a laboratory. view more  Credit: Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men, according to the American Cancer Society. It’s also one of the trickiest cancers to diagnose…

There are still many unsolved mysteries about the human brain and its development. Now, a novel study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry sheds new light on the neurobiological origins of our individual traits. Functional connectivity is the coordinated activity –…