Quantum Physics

A newly proposed protocol to boost privacy in quantum sensor networks

Devices that leverage quantum mechanics effects, broadly referred to as quantum technologies, could help to tackle some real-world problems faster and more efficiently. In recent years, physicists and engineers have introduced ...

Plants & Animals

Reintroducing wolves to Scottish Highlands could help address climate emergency, study suggests

Reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could lead to an expansion of native woodland which could take in and store one million metric tons of CO2 annually, according to a new study led by researchers at the University ...

Study reveals opsin 3's role in mouse appetite control

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus—which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more—includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3). Far less clear, however, was what ...

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New findings on the power of enzymes could reshape biochemistry

Using a series of more than 1,000 X-ray snapshots of the shapeshifting of enzymes in action, researchers at Stanford University have illuminated one of the great mysteries of life—how enzymes are able to speed up life-sustaining ...

Tunisian startup takes on e-waste challenge

Engineer turned social entrepreneur Sabri Cheriha hunches over a washing machine at a small depot in a suburb of Tunisia's capital, the unassuming home of a startup he launched to tackle the country's mounting electronic ...

Tech has changed. Dating? It's complicated

Moira Weigel began researching the history of dating in the early 2010s during a pivotal cultural moment in the U.S. The effects of the Great Recession were still deeply felt, mobile phone apps were taking off, and the internet ...

Perfect storm: Megafires set the stage for debris flows

Storms now pounding Southern California are raising the specter of more danger for residents—debris flows in areas already reeling from devastating fires. Debris flows are like mudslides, except much faster and more destructive, ...