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(Phys.org)--Quantum technologies come in a wide variety of forms, from computers, sensors, and cryptographic systems to simulations and imaging systems. But one thing that all current and future quantum systems have in c...

Researchers from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), IBM and the University of Edinburgh have developed the first conceptually simple but broadly applicable model for water.

Liberia is set to be declared Ebola-free this Saturday (May 9), but experts say there's still a risk that the disease could come back to the country.

It could one day be printed on flexible plastic for thin, bendable gadgets --

In his final essay the late physicist Victor Stenger argues for the validity of philosophy in the context of modern theoretical physics --

Subtropical Storm Ana threatens the Carolinas a month before the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

From heart surgery breakthroughs to robotic sniffers and bedbug detectors, space tech spin-offs from the mission have a real world purpose (full text available to subscribers)

Quantum computing is an old idea. But in the practical sense, it's still very early days. If you actually want your own ready-made quantum computer--you won't have to do much comparison shopping. The...

For the second year in a row, more parents have donned their boys with the name Noah than any other name, the Social Security Administration announced this morning (May 8).

The United Arab Emirates' first Mars probe now has a scientific mission: taste the atmosphere to find out where Mars' water went

The hard facts of science and technology present David Cameron's new UK government with hard problems – and professor of politics Tim Bale sees trouble coming

A British-built "jetbike" powered by a helicopter engine will take part in a speed test in late May, in preparation for an attempt to break the world two-wheeled land speed record in Utah later this year.

Facebook says users screen out conflicting world views more than its algorithm ever does. But the network's research is being questioned, says Aviva Rutkin

Image credit: tedmurphy via flickr | ://bit.ly/1F7za0fRights information: ://bit.ly/NL51dk Habitual gamblers are more likely to believe they see patterns in random sequences of events, and to act on that belief, than the...

Radar waves helped search and rescue teams find and save four people trapped in collapsed buildings after the Nepal earthquake.

Roman bones unearthed in Dorset show that city dwellers lived longer, but had poor dental health thanks to a sugary diet

At a ceremony at the Hoover Dam last Wednesday, automotive manufacturer Daimler unveiled a self-driving truck -and it could revolutionise industry

Over the past year, the “Lonely Chairs at CERN” photography blog has let the chairs do the talking. When CMS physicist Rebeca Gonzalez Suarez of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, created a Tumblr called “Lonely...

Some microbes live inside the limestone houses they build - a unique lifestyle that could be suited to the harsh conditions on alien worlds

The Sun is a huge source of energy. In just one hour planet Earth is hit by so much sunshine that humankind could cover its energy needs for an entire year if only we knew how to harvest and save it. But storing sunshine...

How do you find out what a fish feels? For University of Florida researcher James Liao, the answer involves lasers, taxidermy and more than a few mathematicians.

From a greater sense of purpose in a life to heart-repairing fetal cells, being a mom has lots of perks.