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How MIT’s Muriel Medard Pioneered the Universal Decoder

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Network coding pioneer Muriel Médard calls herself a pathological optimist. The MIT electrical engineering and computer science professor’s positive thinking has led to new ways to improve tried-and-true techniques in the field of information theory.

Jan 27, 2022

Scientists enhance energy storage capacity of graphene supercapacitors via solar heating

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Prof. Wang Zhenyang's research group from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has enhanced the energy storage capacity of graphene supercapacitors via solar heating. Related research resul...

Jan 27, 2022

Cosmic physics mimicked on table-top as graphene enables Schwinger effect

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have succeeded in observing the so-called Schwinger effect, an elusive process that normally occurs only in cosmic events. By applying high currents through specially designed graphene-based devices, the team succeeded in producing par...

Jan 27, 2022

Cosmic physics mimicked on table-top as graphene enables Schwinger effect

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Manchester have succeeded in observing the so-called Schwinger effect, an elusive process that normally occurs only in cosmic events. By applying high currents through specially designed graphene-based devices, the...

Jan 27, 2022

Drug Combination in Nanoparticle Formulation Could Be Effective in Combating Medulloblastoma

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of North Carolina (UNC) have shown that a unique combination of two drugs that serve as targeted inhibitors, supplied in a...

Jan 27, 2022

Quantum dots are no longer on the blink – Physics World

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Researchers solve the "intermittency problem" in these light-emitting nanostructures at last The post Quantum dots are no longer on the blink appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 27, 2022

Tiny materials lead to a big advance in quantum computing: Using ultrathin materials to reduce the size of superconducting qubits may pave the way for personal-sized quantum devices

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Researchers used the 2D material hexagonal boron nitride to build much smaller capacitors for superconducting qubits, enabling them to shrink the footprint of a qubit by two orders of magnitude without sacrificing performance.

Jan 27, 2022

Ultrathin materials may pave the way for personal-sized quantum devices

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Like the transistors in a classical computer, superconducting qubits are the building blocks of a quantum computer. While engineers have been able to shrink transistors to nanometer scales, however, superconducting qubits are still measured in mil...

Jan 27, 2022

Researchers develop improved quantum gate testing method

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The development of quantum technology is currently one of the most popular frontiers of advanced science, and is considered as a significant indicator of a country's sci-tech level. On a structural basis, a quantum computer consists of multip...

Jan 27, 2022

Eco-friendly micro-supercapacitors using fallen leaves: Green micro-supercapacitors on a single leaf could easily be applied in wearable electronics, smart houses, and IoTs

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A research team has developed a graphene-inorganic-hybrid micro-supercapacitor made of leaves using femtosecond direct laser writing lithography. The advancement of wearable electronic devices is synonymous with innovations in flexible energy stor...

Jan 27, 2022

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