[ad_1] The art of flight, the overall winning image of Alwin Hardenbol. An image of a flying Dalmatian pelican, taken by Alwin Hardenbol, was awarded the overall winner in the British Ecological Society’s annual photo contest, “Capturing Ecology”. Winning images and 16 other highly lauded images, shot by ecologists and …
Read More »Moths strike in the evolutionary arms race with a sophisticated wing design
[ad_1] Composite image of the moth Antheraea pernyi (top) and the butterfly Graphium agamemnon (bottom) showing photographs on the left and ultrasound (tomography) on the right. Notice how moth wings have weaker echoes (acoustic image) than butterfly wings.Marc Holderied and Thomas Neil False color 3D representation of a 0.21 mm …
Read More »Lakes beneath glaciers could enrich the oceans near Antarctica and Greenland
[ad_1] New research has found that water beneath glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland flows into nearby oceans, carrying elements that could affect how life grows and thrives. The study, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that subglacial lakes in Antarctica and streams emerging from …
Read More »The combination of electronic and photonic chips enables a new record in super fast quantum light detection
[ad_1] The integrated detector combines a silicon photonic chip with a silicon microelectronic chip, delivering an advanced speed in quantum light detection. Bristol researchers have developed a tiny device that paves the way for higher-performance quantum computers and quantum communications, making them significantly faster than the current state of the …
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