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Discovery May Lead to Terahertz Technology for Quantum Sensing

Metal oxide’s properties could enable wide range of terahertz frequency photonics

Device Makes Hydrogen from Sunlight with Record Efficiency

New standard for green hydrogen technology set by Rice U. engineers

MIT Engineers Develop A Soft, Printable, Metal-Free Electrode

A new Jell-O-like material could replace metals as electrical interfaces for pacemakers, cochlear implants, and other electronic implants.

Neuws Camera Answers ‘Holy Grail Problem’ in Optical Imaging

Rice, Maryland engineers overcome ‘light scattering’ with full-motion video

Electrochemical Device Captures Carbon Dioxide at the Flick of a Switch

Disruptive technology could lower carbon-capture costs across all emission types

A New Approach To Preventing Human-Induced Earthquakes

Applied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration.

New Enzyme Could Aid Anticancer Drug Development

Rice U. study provides complete roadmap to complex molecule assembly

A New Way To Detect The SARS-Cov-2 Alpha Variant In Wastewater

SMART researchers have developed an innovative method to detect and quantify the B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant of concern via wastewater epidemiology.

Baker Institute Report: Russia-Ukraine Provides Policy Lessons on Oil, Natural Gas as Geopolitical Weapons

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought renewed focus on the use of energy resources as geopolitical “weapons.”

Study Finds Human Impact on Wildlife Even in Protected Areas

Largest survey of its kind could inform biodiversity policy

The Free-Energy Principle Explains the Brain

The RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan, along with colleagues, has shown that the free-energy principle can explain how neural networks are optimized for efficiency.

UH Population Health Now a Jackson Heart Study Vanguard Center

Exclusive Data on Cardiovascular Health in African Americans Hosted at University

Researchers Find Hidden Micro-Stressors in Routine Driving

UH and Texas A&M Transportation Institute Use Affective Computing to Gain Unique Insights Into the Driver Condition

Scientists Achieve Key Elements for Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation in Silicon Spin Qubits

Researchers from RIKEN and QuTech—a collaboration between TU Delft and TNO— have achieved a key milestone toward the development of a fault-tolerant quantum computer.

Faster Technique for Resetting Quantum Circuits Proposed

Simulations suggest a new technique for resetting ‘qubits’ in a quantum computer without harming them

Dissociation Mechanism of Oxygen Molecules on a Silver Surface Unveiled

The mechanism by which oxygen molecules break up into atoms on silver surfaces has been clarified for the first time

Plausible Steps Toward the Evolution of a Key Protein Fold of RNA Polymerases

Study sheds light on the origin of a folded structure at the heart of some key enzymes

Improved Retinal Transplant Technique Almost Ready for Clinical Trials

Researchers led by Michiko Mandai at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have used a genetic modification to improve human-derived retina transplants grown in the lab.