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Anti-Gravity Transport of Water Droplets: Material Channels Mechanical Energy in a Preferred Direction

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A research group led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science have developed a unique material, based on nanofillers embedded in a hydrogel, that can channel mechanical energy in one direction but not the other, acting in a ...

Jul 6, 2023

Fluxonium Qubit Retains Information For 1.43 Milliseconds – 10x Longer Than Before

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Superconducting quantum technology has long promised to bridge the divide between existing electronic devices and the delicate quantum landscape beyond. Unfortunately progress in making critical processes stable has stagnated over the past decade.

Jul 6, 2023

Simple data gets the most out of quantum machine learning

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New theoretical research proves that machine learning on quantum computers requires far simpler data than previously believed. The finding paves a path to maximizing the usability of today's noisy, intermediate-scale quantum computers for sim...

Jul 5, 2023

Polarized imaging of dynamic light scattering to measure nanoparticle size, morphology, and distributions

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A team of researchers proposed a fast and convenient method called polarized imaging dynamic light scattering (PIDLS) that quantitively evaluates nanoparticle size, morphology and distribution at the same time. A dimensionless quantity, named opti...

Jul 5, 2023

Impact of film thickness in laser-induced periodic structures on amorphous Si films

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Since the scientists at Bell Labs invented the world's first transistor in December 1947, a revolution in microelectronics technology has profoundly affected lifestyles worldwide. As electronics get smaller and smaller, it is a challenge to f...

Jul 5, 2023

Physicists uses light to build complex structures

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Ph.D. candidate Petr Steindl creates complex structures of light using single photons. As a teenager, he wanted to study Czech poetry but decided on quantum physics. "Looking back, I am glad I switched fields," he says. On July 5, he wil...

Jul 5, 2023

Researchers create 3D printed, biodegradable, color-changing conductive material from cellulose

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An elastic material that changes color, conducts electricity, can be 3D printed and is also biodegradable? That is not just scientific wishful thinking: Empa researchers from the Cellulose & Wood Materials laboratory in Dübendorf have prod...

Jul 5, 2023

Inexpensive and efficient nanosensors can rapidly detect pesticides in fresh orange juice

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Karolinska Institutet researchers Georgios Sotiriou and Haipeng Li at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology have developed an inexpensive, fast, and reproducible nanosensor for food safety diagnostics. A new study in the Chemical ...

Jul 5, 2023

Finding the flux of quantum technology

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We interact with bits and bytes everyday -- whether that's through sending a text message or receiving an email. There's also quantum bits, or qubits, that have critical differences from common bits and bytes. These photons -- particles ...

Jul 5, 2023

New tool helps improve quantum computing circuit component

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Researchers use a new tool to help improve a key component in commercially produced quantum computing circuits. The team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames National Laboratory in partnership with the Superconducting...

Jul 5, 2023

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