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Mysterious Majorana quasiparticle is now closer to being controlled for quantum computing Posted: 13 Jun 2019 11:35 AM PDT Using a new approach, researchers detected the elusive Majorana quasiparticle, notable for being its own antiparticle and for its potential as the basis for a robust quantum computing system, in a device built from a superconductor, small magnetic elements, and a topological insulator. |
Environmental oxygen triggers loss of webbed digits Posted: 13 Jun 2019 11:35 AM PDT Free fingers have many obvious advantages on land, such as in locomotion and grasping, while webbed fingers are typical of aquatic or gliding animals. But both amphibians and amniotes -- which include mammals, reptiles, and birds -- can have webbed digits. Scientists now show that during embryo development, some animal species detect the presence of atmospheric oxygen, which triggers removal of interdigital webbing. |
Viruses found to use intricate 'treadmill' to move cargo across bacterial cells Posted: 13 Jun 2019 11:35 AM PDT Using advanced technologies to explore the inner workings of bacteria, biologists have provided the first example of cargo within bacteriophage cells transiting along treadmill-like structures. The discovery demonstrates that bacteria have more in common with sophisticated human cells than previously believed. |
Once thought to be asexual, single-celled parasites caught in the act Posted: 13 Jun 2019 10:37 AM PDT The single-celled parasite Leishmania can reproduce sexually, according to new research. The finding could pave the way towards finding genes that help the parasite cause disease. |
Squid could thrive under climate change Posted: 13 Jun 2019 09:37 AM PDT When scientists subjected two-toned pygmy squid and bigfin reef squid to carbon dioxide levels projected for the end of the century, they received some surprising results. |
Earth's heavy metals result of supernova explosion, research reveals Posted: 13 Jun 2019 09:10 AM PDT New research suggests most of Earth's heavy metals were spewed from a largely overlooked kind of star explosion called a collapsar. |
Bitcoin causing carbon dioxide emissions comparable to Las Vegas or Hamburg Posted: 13 Jun 2019 07:45 AM PDT The use of Bitcoin causes around 22 megatons in carbon dioxide emissions annually -- comparable to the total emissions of cities such as Las Vegas or Hamburg. |
Zebras' stripes could be used to control their temperature, study reveals Posted: 13 Jun 2019 07:31 AM PDT New research indicates that zebras' stripes are used to control body temperature after all -- and reveals for the first time a new mechanism for how this may be achieved. |
Making the 'human-body Internet' more effective Posted: 13 Jun 2019 06:52 AM PDT Human body communication (HBC) uses the human body to transmit power and data, much like the internet. Because it's a smaller and closed network, it has the benefit of being more secure and power efficient. In a recent study, a group of Japanese researchers used an equivalent circuit model to examine how different parameters affect HBC transmission characteristics. |
New 'king' of fossils discovered in Australia Posted: 13 Jun 2019 06:51 AM PDT Fossils of a giant new species from the long-extinct group of sea creatures called trilobites have been found on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. |
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