Catherine Rice

Researchers Have Just Developed the Sharpest Laser in the World

07.04.2017 14:06 PM

A new laser with a linewidth of just 10 mHz has established a new world record for sharpest laser. Theoretically, a laser (a device which emits light through optical amplification) has a fixed color, frequency or wavelength.

Researchers Create Sound Shadows

06.29.2017 23:16 PM

Researchers have designed sounds that are inaudible to humans but can be recorded by microphones. "Imagine having a private conversation with someone.

Building in Bad Places: More People at Risk of Natural Disasters than Ever Before

06.27.2017 21:10 PM

We know right where the danger zones are, and we keep building right on top of them. More people are at risk of natural disasters than ever before -- and much of it is our own fault for continuing to build where nature says not to.

Researchers Succeed in Erasing Specific Memories

06.26.2017 13:13 PM

Researchers at Columbia and McGill have discovered different types of memories storied in the same neuron in snails can be selectively erased. The implications for human memory are huge.

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