by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 14, 2023 | Optics & Photonics, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
A long-standing challenge in the field of quantum physics is the efficient synchronization of individual and independently generated photons (i.e., light particles). Realizing this would have crucial implications for quantum information processing that relies on...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 14, 2023 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience, Overweight & Obesity
Obesity has been linked to numerous health conditions, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and strokes. Identifying neural processes underpinning excessive eating and obesity could thus have notable implications for global...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 14, 2023 | nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, PHYS.ORG
Carbon nanotubes, large cylindrical molecules composed of hybridized carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal structure, recently attracted significant attention among electronics engineers. Due to their geometric configuration and advantageous electronic properties,...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 14, 2023 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
The CA1 is a region of the hippocampus known to support the formation, consolidation and retrieval of memories. In recent years, neuroscientists have been trying to better understand how populations of neurons in the CA1 hippocampus encode places and objects.
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 14, 2023 | Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Green Tech, TECHXPLORE
Relaxor ferroelectrics are materials with ferroelectric properties and high electrostriction (i.e., the ability to contract or deform in response to electric fields). These materials can be used to create highly efficient energy storage devices, such as...
