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Quantum computers ‘one step closer’0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 17, 2018
Quantum computing has taken a step forward with the development of a programmable quantum processor made with silicon.

By David Aragorn
Scientists create a new form of matter—superionic water ice 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 16, 2018
Scientists created a new form of water—called superionic ice—that acts like a weird cross between a solid and a liquid, The New York Times reports.

By David Aragorn
New technique shows how 2-D thin films take the heat 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 16, 2018
Figuring out ways the materials react to higher temps will determine their use in electronics

By David Aragorn
Sea ice algae blooms in the dark 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 16, 2018
Researchers have measured a new world record: Small ice algae on the underside of the Arctic sea ice live and grow at a light level corresponding to only 0.02 percent of the light at the surface of the ice. Algae are the primary component of the Arctic food web and produce food far earlier in the year than previously thought.

By David Aragorn
Stunning image of a single strontium atom wins British photography prize 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 15, 2018
A laser is shone on the trapped strontium atom, and as it absorbs and emits energy, we can see the glow, without actually seeing the atom itself

By David Aragorn
This Mutant Crayfish Clones Itself, and It’s Taking Over Europe 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 13, 2018
Frank Lyko, a biologist at the German Cancer Research Center, studies the six-inch-long marbled crayfish. Finding specimens is easy: Dr. Lyko can buy the crayfish at pet stores in Germany, or he can head with colleagues to a nearby lake. Wait till dark, switch on head lamps, and wander into the shallows. The marbled crayfish

By David Aragorn
Mangiferin, a compound found in mangos, exhibits inhibitory activity on Helicobacter pylori-induced inflammation in human gastric carcinoma AGS cells 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 10, 2018
Researchers have discovered that mangiferin, a polyphenol found in the bark, fruits, and leaves of the Mangiferin indica L. (commonly known as the mango tree), was able to reduce inflammation caused by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria in cancer cells.

By David Aragorn
Meet the scientists who want to harness the power of the Sun 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 10, 2018
Fusion is the power source of the future, according to science fiction, but did you know that scientists have been working on this for decades, and are drawing ever closer to harnessing the power of the Sun?

By David Aragorn
Doctors use augmented reality to see inside patients’ skin without a scalpel 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 9, 2018
A new technology, called ProjectDR, allows clinicians to observe patients’ internal anatomy without the need for them to go under the knife.

By David Aragorn
Next plague outbreak in Madagascar could be ‘stronger’: WHO 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 8, 2018
The World Health Organization chief Wednesday said a deadly plague epidemic appeared to have been brought under control in Madagascar, but warned the next outbreak would likely be stronger.

By David Aragorn