A network of crystals for long-distance quantum communication -- ScienceDaily

Quantum physic can guarantee that a message has not be intercepted before reaching its destination. Thanks to the laws of quantum physic, a particle of light – a photon – can be in two distinct states simultaneously, comparable to a coin thrown in the air, which is virtually both head and...

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'Instantly rechargeable' battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobiles -- ScienceDaily

A technology developed by Purdue researchers could provide an “instantly rechargeable” method that is safe, affordable and environmentally friendly for recharging electric and hybrid vehicle batteries through a quick and easy process similar to refueling a car at a gas...

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The Potential of Solar to Replace Coal -- ScienceDaily

In a new study published in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, a team from Michigan Technological University calculated the cost of combusting coal in terms of human lives along with the potential benefits of switching to solar.

Health Impacts
Tens of thousands of Americans die...

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Seacoast roads under new threat from rising sea level -- ScienceDaily

Research out of the University of New Hampshire has found that some roads, as far as two miles from the shore, are facing a new hazard that currently cannot be seen by drivers — rising groundwater caused by increasing ocean water levels.

Researchers have identified sections of specific...

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Mining for answers on abandoned mines -- ScienceDaily

Soil scientist Jim Ippolito believes in local solutions to local problems. The problem he’s working on is contaminated soils near abandoned mines.

In the western United States 160,000 abandoned mines contaminate soils in the region. Ippolito, associate professor of soil science at...

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First step taken toward epigenetically modified cotton -- ScienceDaily

With prices down and weather patterns unpredictable, these are tough times for America’s cotton farmers, but new research led by Z. Jeffrey Chen at The University of Texas at Austin might offer a break for the industry. He and a team have taken the first step toward a new way of...

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Significantly sharper images and a practical approach for curving off-the-shelf image sensors -- ScienceDaily

If you’ve ever tried to take a picture in a dark restaurant, you know that it is difficult to get a clear, quality image. In the future, cameras might not struggle under these conditions thanks to a newly developed method for spherically curving the flat image sensors found in...

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