Science/Math

A team from Wits (South Africa) and HUST (China) show that multi-dimensional quantum communications with twisted light is possible down legacy fiber networksCredit: Wits University New research done at the University of the…

Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school scientistsCredit: Alexander Klimczak The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer through the waters and…

Credit: Photo by Hisashi Urashima Experts' interest in utilizing gene editing for the breeding crops has seen revolutionary growth. Meanwhile, people's awareness for food safety has also been increasing. To understand the attitudinal…

Creating learning resources for blind studentsCredit: American Institute of Mathematics Mathematics and science Braille textbooks are expensive and require an enormous effort to produce -- until now. A team of researchers has…

An international team of researchers has developed a method for easily creating textbooks in Braille, with an initial focus on maths textbooks. Mathematics and science Braille textbooks are expensive and time-consuming to produce, but…

Get Focused in 2020 - Metro Detroit TRUE Project to offer advanced training for recent grads, mid-career STEM professionals DETROIT - Through support from the U.S. Department of Education, Wayne State University announced it is launching…

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2020 -- People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades -- the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called "Shark Chaser" to pilots, sailors…

Credit: University of Missouri A 550 million-year-old fossilized digestive tract found in the Nevada desert could be a key find in understanding the early history of animals on Earth. Over a half-billion years ago, life on Earth was…

Report focuses on five factors, includes recommendations for changeCredit: AIP WASHINGTON, January 5, 2020 -- Due to long-term and systemic issues leading to the consistent exclusion of African Americans in physics and astronomy, a…

Grant will support study of seasonal variations of arsenic in well waterJane E. Disney, Ph.D., is the leader of the innovative SEPA (Science Education Partnership Award) program at the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. The…