Zeta Ophiuchi has had an interesting life. It began as a typical large star about twenty times more massive than the Sun. It spent its days happily orbiting a large companion star until its companion… [+2638 chars]
Remarkably, quantum key distribution protocols such as the BennettBrassard scheme provide information-theoretic security. However, quantum protocols realized so far are subject to a new class of atta… [+2207 chars]
Focus areas include cultural heritage, microbiology and marine science South Africa and Belgium have announced the third call for joint research under a cooperation programme funded by both nations.… [+136 chars]
Polymers containing quantum dots (QDs) are considered crucial components of next-generation consumer items, but ambiguity remains regarding how these compounds may negatively affect public health and… [+5386 chars]
The use of hyperspectral data in remote sensing of water color is crucial. A team of researchers developed a 1-D denoising method for hyperspectral water data based on sparse representation, accordin… [+5573 chars]