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New Performance Benchmark: Measuring a Quantum Computer’s Power Just Got Faster and More Accurate

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Sandia National Labs invent new yardstick for benchmarking performance. What does a quantum computer have in common with a top draft pick in... The post New Performance Benchmark: Measuring a Quantum Computer’s Power Just Got Faster...

Dec 20, 2021

Solar power: 'Wonder material' phosphorene nanoribbons live up to hype in first demonstration

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have incorporated phosphorene nanoribbons into new types of solar cells, dramatically improving their efficiency.

Dec 20, 2021

3D printed nanomagnets unveil a world of patterns in the magnetic field

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have created DNA-like magnetic nanostructures that form strong inter-helix magnetic bonds. These produce topological textures in the magnetic field, opening the door to the next generation of magnetic devices, and patterning magnetic f...

Dec 20, 2021

Measuring a quantum computer’s power just got faster and more accurate

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

What does a quantum computer have in common with a top draft pick in sports? Both have attracted lots of attention from talent scouts. Quantum computers, experimental machines that can perform some tasks faster than supercomputers, are constantly ...

Dec 20, 2021

Moments of silence point the way towards better superconductors: Temporal patterns could show us how to reduce noise in superconductor devices

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High-precision measurements have provided important clues about processes that impair the efficiency of superconductors. Future work building on this research could offer improvements in a range of superconductor devices, such quantum computers an...

Dec 20, 2021

3D printed nanomagnets unveil a world of patterns in the magnetic field

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Scientists have used state-of-the-art 3D printing and microscopy to provide a new glimpse of what happens when taking magnets to three-dimensions on the nanoscale—1000 times smaller than a human hair.

Dec 20, 2021

Measuring a quantum computer's power just got faster and more accurate

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

What does a quantum computer have in common with a top draft pick in sports? Both have attracted lots of attention from talent scouts. Quantum computers, experimental machines that can perform some tasks faster than supercomputers, are constantly ...

Dec 20, 2021

h-BN/NiS2/NiS nanocatalysts for removing rhodamine B and Cr(VI) in wastewater

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The human health is suffering from effluent containing heavy metal ions (such as Cr(VI)) and organic dyes (such as rhodamine B). Among numerous strategies to remove pollutants from water, photocatalysis has attracted extensive attention due to its...

Dec 20, 2021

Metal Acetylacetonates are Suitable Metal Precursors to Make Cs2HfCl6 Nanocrystals

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The high stability, low toxicity and exclusive optical properties of lead-free vacancy-ordered perovskite Cs2M4+X6 (X = Cl−, Br−, or I−) nanocrystals have gained considerable...

Dec 20, 2021

Water nanoproperties as a key factor for sanitation

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Living organisms, viruses, and technological devices, have water layers between their cells or parts and can die or stop working when dehydrated. But why water and not any other fluid? What makes water unique under such conditions when it is in th...

Dec 20, 2021

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