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Swiss scientists prove durability of quantum network
— 2 Dec 2011 10:35 | PhysicsScientists and engineers have proven the worth of quantum cryptography in telecommunication networks by demonstrating its long-term effectiveness in a real-time network…
Terminator-style info-vision takes step towards reality
— 22 Nov 2011 16:41 | TechnologyThe streaming of real-time information across your field of vision is a step closer to reality with the development of a prototype contact lens that could potentially provide the wearer…
Humans can control a cursor with power of thought
— 9 Apr 2011 11:46 | TechnologyThe act of mind reading is something usually reserved for science-fiction movies but researchers in America have used a technique, usually associated with identifying epilepsy, for…
Japanese scientists use alcoholic drinks to induce superconductivity
— 7 Mar 2011 17:10 | TechnologyJapanese researchers have been immersing iron-based compounds in hot alcoholic beverages such as red wine, sake and shochu to induce superconductivity…
Optical tweezers software now available for the iPad
— 4 Mar 2011 16:06 | TechnologyOptics researchers from the Universities of Glasgow and Bristol have developed an iPad application for accurate, easy and intuitive use of optical tweezers…
The first mission to Mercury
— 1 Feb 2011 21:41 | AstronomyAs the team of scientists behind NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft eagerly awaits the craft's entry into Mercury's orbit on 17 March, we could soon get answers to questions about the origin,…
The 'mad' Egyptian scholar who proved Aristotle wrong
— 8 Jan 2011 13:36 | PhysicsIbn al-Haytham's 11th-century Book of Optics, which was published exactly 1000 years ago, is often cited alongside Newton's Principia as one of the most influential books in physics.…
Physicists use graphene to decode DNA
— 1 Dec 2010 17:40 | PhysicsGenome sequencing will have a profound effect on our understanding of genetic biology and could usher in a day when doctor and patient are able to review individual genome sequences…
Meta-flex: Your new brand for invisibility clothing
— 4 Nov 2010 13:12 | TechnologyFlexible smart materials that can manipulate light to shield objects from view have been much-theorised but now researchers in Scotland have made a practical breakthrough that brings…
Magnetic test reveals hyperactive brain network responsible for involuntary flashbacks
— 28 Oct 2010 15:30 | HealthUS scientists have found a correlation between increased circuit activity in the right side of the brain and the suffering of involuntary flashbacks by post-traumatic stress disorder…