Imagine you need to have an almost exact copy of an object. Now imagine that you can just pull your smartphone out of your pocket, take a snapshot...
Inhibitor for abnormal protein points way to more selective cancer drugs
Nowhere is the adage "form follows function" more true than in the folded chain of amino acids that makes up a single protein macromolecule. But proteins...
Combing through terahertz waves
Light can come in many frequencies, only a small fraction of which can be seen by humans. Between the invisible low-frequency radio waves used by...
“Freezing a bullet” to find clues to ribosome assembly process
Ribosomes are vital to the function of all living cells. Using the genetic information from RNA, these large molecular complexes build proteins by...
Tracking photosynthesis from space
Watching plants perform photosynthesis from space sounds like a futuristic proposal, but a new application of data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2...
Yeast protein network could provide insights into obesity
A team of biologists and a mathematician have identified and characterized a network composed of 94 proteins that work together to regulate fat storage...
Electrical control of quantum bits in silicon paves the way to large quantum computers
A Univ. of New South Wales (UNSW)-led research team has encoded quantum information in silicon using simple electrical pulses for the first time, bringing...
Team tightens bounds on quantum information “speed limit”
If you're designing a new computer, you want it to solve problems as fast as possible. Just how fast is possible is an open question when it comes to...
Graphics in reverse
Most recent advances in artificial intelligence—such as mobile apps that convert speech to text—are the result of machine learning, in which computers...
Advances in molecular electronics
Scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the Univ. of Konstanz are working on storing and processing information on the level...
Breaking Down Barriers: Streamlining Data Management to Boost Knowledge Sharing
Research in the pharmaceutical and industrial science industries has become increasingly global, multidisciplinary and data-intensive. This is made clear...
Deadline Extended for 2015 R&D 100 Award Entries
The editors of R&D Magazine have announced a deadline extension for the 2015 R&D 100 Awards entry process until May 18, 2015.The R&D 100...
Testing brain activity to identify cybersecurity threats
The old adage that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link certainly applies to the risk organizations face in defending against cybersecurity...
Putting a new spin on computing memory
Ever since computers have been small enough to be fixtures on desks and laps, their central processing has functioned something like an atomic Etch A...
Enron becomes unlikely data source for computer science researchers
Computer science researchers have turned to unlikely sources - including Enron - for assembling huge collections of spreadsheets that can be used to...
Computer scientists speed up mine detection
Computer scientists at the Univ. of California, San Diego, have combined sophisticated computer vision algorithms and a brain-computer interface to find...
New chip architecture may provide foundation for quantum computer
Quantum computers are in theory capable of simulating the interactions of molecules at a level of detail far beyond the capabilities of even the largest...
The next step in DNA computing
Conventional silicon-based computing, which has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent decades, is pushing against its practical limits. DNA computing...
Digitizing neurons
Supercomputing resources at the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE)’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will support a new initiative designed to advance how...
Computing at the speed of light
Univ. of Utah engineers have taken a step forward in creating the next generation of computers and mobile devices capable of speeds millions of times...
A foundation for quantum computing
Quantum computers are in theory capable of simulating the interactions of molecules at a level of detail far beyond the capabilities of even the largest...
Entangled photons unlock super-sensitive characterization of quantum tech
A new protocol for estimating unknown optical processes, called unitary operations, with precision enhanced by the unique properties of quantum mechanics...
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