(Phys.org) -- An electron’s spin is separate from its motion, and is suitable for use in both highly-precise magnetic sensing as well as a qubit in quantum computing. Recently, scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany have theoretically investigated the coupling of electron spin in carbon nanotube quantum dots, showing that the carbon nanotube’s nanomechanical vibrations can ...

Researchers have refuted the common belief that stress always causes aggressive behavior.

Do you know the way to Campione? Hint: the Italian exclave is only accessible via Switzerland.

The shark bite took a large section of Karin Ulrike Stei’s upper left thigh down to the bone, according to lifeguard Erik Toomsoo , who brought the woman in to shore.

( American Geophysical Union ) Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Mercury's magnetic field measured by MESSENGER orbiter",;"Oxygen isotopes improve weather predictability in Niger"; "Annual Arctic sea ice less reflective than old ice"; "Properties of solitary waves in Lake Constance"; "How earthquake properties vary with depth"; and "Tracking a Jurassic ...

There's nothing like a new pair of eyeglasses to bring fine details into sharp relief. For scientists who study the large molecules of life from proteins to DNA, the equivalent of new lenses have come in the form of an advanced method for analyzing data from X-ray crystallography experiments.

The woman who was critically injured by a shark bite last week has been flow back to Germany for continuing medical treatment, officials said Monday.

One day after a German visitor was bitten by a shark about 30 yards out from Humiston Beach, beach-goers are cautious and not venturing more than about 10 feet into the water.

A woman visiting from Germany has been bitten by a shark off the beach in front of the Driftwood Resort, according to fire rescue officials.

A German tourist has been hospitalized after nearly losing her leg in a shark attack off Florida's east coast. Authorities say 47-year-old Karin Ulrike Stei, of Konstanz, Germany, was attacked in waist-deep water Wednesday afternoon about 30 yards off Vero Beach. Beachgoers say it looked like the shark took almost her leg in just a single bite. "It was from a foot above her knee to half her calf ...