Single-photon Light Source based on Optical Fibers at Room Temperature for Next-generation Quantum Processing
Physics

Single-photon Light Source based on Optical Fibers at Room Temperature for Next-generation Quantum Processing

Single-photon sources play an important role in quantum technologies such as quantum communication and quantum computing. They allow for the generation of individual photons with…
Creating a Foundation for Advanced Quantum Sensors
Physics

Creating a Foundation for Advanced Quantum Sensors

Pushing the boundaries of quantum technologies to improve sensor precision, sensitivity, and capabilities is part of paving the way for advanced quantum sensors. Quantum sensors…
What it’s like to Touch a ‘2D’ Quantum Superfluid
Physics

What it’s like to Touch a ‘2D’ Quantum Superfluid

A 2D quantum superfluid is a theoretical concept where superfluidity is confined to a two-dimensional plane. This is often studied in the context of ultracold…
Engineers are on a Failure Investigation Mission
Technology

Engineers are on a Failure Investigation Mission

Engineers devised a method for quickly identifying a variety of potential failures in a system before it is deployed in the real world. Many of…
How can Human Faces Teach Androids to Smile?
Technology

How can Human Faces Teach Androids to Smile?

Teaching androids to smile entails teaching them to recognize and respond to facial expressions. A team of researchers used 125 physical markers to study the…
A Researcher Flips one of the Fundamental Rules of Construction on its Head
Physics

A Researcher Flips one of the Fundamental Rules of Construction on its Head

The seventeenth-century scientist Robert Hooke’s theory that a hanging chain will mirror the shape of an upstanding rigid arch is well-known to structural engineers. New…
Hormones may be useful in Treating Liver Fibrosis
Health

Hormones may be useful in Treating Liver Fibrosis

Researchers uncovered previously unknown modifications in a specific type of liver cell, which could pave the way for a novel treatment for liver fibrosis, a…
Hearing Loss is linked to minor changes in the Brain
Health

Hearing Loss is linked to minor changes in the Brain

The auditory system is intricately linked to other parts of the brain, and a lack of auditory input can result in functional and anatomical alterations.…
Sleep deprivation Raises the Risk of Diabetes in Women
Health

Sleep deprivation Raises the Risk of Diabetes in Women

A new study from Columbia University discovered that cutting sleep by 90 minutes for six weeks increases insulin resistance in women who are used to…
Softbotics gives 450-million-year-old Organism New Life
Technology

Softbotics gives 450-million-year-old Organism New Life

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering worked with paleontologists from Spain and Poland to create a soft robotic replica of pleurocystitid, a…
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