By Leslie D’Monte A team based at Princeton University has demonstrated that two quantum-computing components, known as silicon “spin” qubits, can interact even when spaced relatively far apart on a…
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By Leslie D’Monte A quieter, cleaner future is not that far away, with more automobile buyers gradually taking to electric vehicles. Despited their limited driving range, electric vehicles can successfully…
By Leslie D’MonteHumans may share genes with lower organisms but they do not share the miraculous ability to regenerate form and function of almost any tissue after injury the way…
By Leslie D’Monte It’s hard to resist the idea of owning a cloak that could make you invisible. But is this really possible? Harry Potter-like invisibility cloaks have always eluded…
By Leslie D’Monte Love it, envy it, or hate it but immortality as a concept is no stranger to human beings. Called it nectar in English, or amrita in Sanskrit,…
By Leslie D’Monte Pokémon Go, a free location-based augmented reality (AR) mobile game for iOS and Android smartphone users, has taken both the virtual and real world by storm like…
Whether Jesus walked on water or not is a leap of faith. But there are small living creatures that take advantage of the water’s surface tension to work their way…
Researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Schepens Eye Research Institute have reconstructed an ancient virus they claim is “highly effective at delivering gene therapies to the liver, muscle, and retina”.…
On 5 October 2013, over 500 adults participated in an experiment by neuroscientists at an arts festival in Canada, aimed at exploring the ability of humans to rapidly learn to…
Ever wondered if you have a doppleganger on this planet? Perhaps a clone? Just a look-alike, or maybe even a real twin? While science takes the DNA route to resolve…