Unlocking the untapped potential of light in optical communications

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have fabricated a multiplexer/demultiplexer module based on a property of light that was not being exploited in communications systems: the optical vortex. Such devices will be crucial for improving optical networks, which are the backbone of today’s Internet, so that they can meet the traffic demands of tomorrow. Continue reading “Unlocking the untapped potential of light in optical communications” →

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Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains

Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood and pulse pressures, obesity and diabetes, are linked to less healthy brains, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. Continue reading “Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains” →

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Maternal stress at conception linked to children’s stress response at age 11

A new study published in the Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease finds that mothers’ stress levels at the moment they conceive their children are linked to the way children respond to life challenges at age 11. SFU health sciences professor Pablo Nepomnaschy led an interdisciplinary research team on this first cohort study. Continue reading “Maternal stress at conception linked to children’s stress response at age 11” →

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Astronomical research suggests that the Trojan war ended on 6th of June 1218 B.C.

Here we present selected parts of the published paper “A new astronomical dating of the Trojan war’s end” , by Papamarinopoulos S., Preka-Papadema P., Mitropetros P., Antonopoulos P., Mitropetrou E., Saranditis G. Continue reading “Astronomical research suggests that the Trojan war ended on 6th of June 1218 B.C.” →

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Moderate muscle strength may lower risk for type 2 diabetes

Of the 30 million Americans with diabetes, 90 to 95 percent have type 2, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading “Moderate muscle strength may lower risk for type 2 diabetes” →

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A new approach to an old question: How do we actually cooperate?

In the animal kingdom, birds band together to ward off predators, and honeybees work collectively to benefit the entire hive. Animals of the human persuasion can act cooperatively too, at times, though this behavior is not completely understood. Continue reading “A new approach to an old question: How do we actually cooperate?” →

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