Researchers have developed a new catalyst that improves the efficiency of converting butane, a component of natural gas, into butadiene — a widely-used building block in synthetic rubber and a… Read More »New catalyst leads to more efficient butadiene production
Researchers demonstrated a 3D-printed plasma sensor for satellites that works just as well as the expensive semiconductor sensors that take weeks of intricate fabrication in a cleanroom. These durable, precise… Read More »Researchers 3D print sensors for satellites
A method known as quantum key distribution has long held the promise of communication security unattainable in conventional cryptography. An international team of scientists has now demonstrated experimentally, for the… Read More »A key role for quantum entanglement
An international team has successfully implemented an advanced form of quantum cryptography for the first time. Moreover, encryption is independent of the quantum device used and therefore even more secure… Read More »Quantum cryptography: Hacking is futile
A Chinese cargo spacecraft that serviced the country’s permanent orbiting space station has largely burned up on reentering the atmosphere, amid separate concerns over China’s decision to allow a massive… Read More »China spacecraft returns amid booster rocket concerns