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Toward quantum chips: Packing single-photon detectors on an optical chip is crucial for quantum-computational circuits Posted: 09 Jan 2015 07:10 AM PST A team of researchers has built an array of light detectors sensitive enough to register the arrival of individual light particles, or photons, and mounted them on a silicon optical chip. Such arrays are crucial components of devices that use photons to perform quantum computations.

What can your online avatar say about your personality? Posted: 09 Jan 2015 05:47 AM PST Researchers are looking to understand the potential impressions and their limitations of those we meet in a digital context. In a new study, the researchers specifically looked at what personality traits are conveyed by a user's avatar.

From the lab to your digital device, quantum dots have made quantum leaps Posted: 09 Jan 2015 01:51 AM PST Quantum dots have not only found their way into tablets, computer screens, and TVs, they are also used in biological and medical imaging tools, and now researchers are exploring them for solar cell as well as brain imaging applications.

Smart phones, social media encourage healthy habits Posted: 06 Jan 2015 09:18 AM PST Technology may be the key to helping college-age adults make healthier choices when it comes to food and physical activity. The Youth Adults Eating and Active for Health project found that participants in the intervention groups ate more fruits and vegetables and were more physically active than those in the control groups. The 15-month study involved researchers from 14 institutions.