On Tuesday, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced its first quantum-resistant algorithms—new encryption that will become the standard to guard against attacks by quantum computers, which are not yet here. The four alg...
Jul 8, 2022
When it comes to graphene, it appears that superconductivity runs in the family.
Jul 8, 2022
Dealing with experimental errors, which could occur in every step of quantum circuits, is of great importance, especially in the implementation of quantum computation. Generally speaking, quantum error correction requires more qubits to accomplish...
Jul 8, 2022
In an article recently published in the journal Materials Today Communications, researchers demonstrated the potential of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) as hydrogen (H2) storage materials by investigating their thermal...
Jul 8, 2022
Although chemodynamic therapy is a potential anti-tumor strategy, its inefficiency in generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) restricts its clinical translation. In an article recently published in the journal Biomaterials, researchers constructe...
Jul 8, 2022
The ability to turn superconductivity off and on with a literal flip of a switch in so-called "magic-angle twisted graphene" has allowed engineers at Caltech to observe an unusual phenomenon that may shed new light on superconductivity i...
Jul 8, 2022
Within a newborn's umbilical cord lie potentially life-saving stem cells that can be used to fight diseases like lymphoma and leukemia. That is why many new parents elect to store ("bank") their infant's stem cell-rich umbilica...
Jul 8, 2022
As our devices get smaller and smaller, the use of molecules as the main components in electronic circuitry is becoming ever more critical. Over the past 10 years, researchers have been trying to use single molecules as conducting wires because of...
Jul 8, 2022
A new strategy can restore damaged stem cells and enable them to grow new tissues again.
Jul 8, 2022
Matter exhibiting chirality in biological systems shows a unique optical response under polarized light. However, morphological control and the consequent optical response of 3-dimensional (3D) chiral nanoparticles (NPs) is challenging.
Jul 8, 2022
