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Nanostructured fibers can impersonate human muscles

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have created a new type of fiber that can perform like a muscle actuator, in many ways better than other options that exist today. And, most importantly, these muscle-like fibers are simple to make and recycle.

Jun 3, 2022

Novel method for early disease detection using DNA droplets

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Aqueous droplet formation by liquid-liquid phase separation (or coacervation) in macromolecules is a hot topic in life sciences research. Of these various macromolecules that form droplets, DNA is quite interesting because it is predictable and pr...

Jun 3, 2022

Nanostructured fibers can impersonate human muscles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have created a new type of fiber that can perform like a muscle actuator, in many ways better than other options that exist today. And, most importantly, these muscle-like fibers are simple to make and recycle.

Jun 3, 2022

An atomic-scale window into superconductivity paves the way for new quantum materials: New technique helps researchers understand unconventional superconductors

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Superconductors are materials with no electrical resistance whatsoever, commonly requiring extremely low temperatures. They are used in a wide range of domains, from medical applications to a central role in quantum computers. Superconductivity is...

Jun 3, 2022

Doubling up Cooper pairs to protect qubits in quantum computers from noise

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in France has developed a means of using pairs of Cooper pairs to protect qubits inside a quantum computer from external noise. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review X, t...

Jun 3, 2022

Atomic-scale window into superconductivity paves the way for new quantum materials

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In a study published in Nano Letters, researchers have demonstrated a new technique to measure the quantum excitations in superconducting materials with atomic precision for the first time. Detecting these excitations is an important step towards ...

Jun 3, 2022

Researchers Uncover Variations in Hardness of Organic Polymer at the Nanoscale

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have analysed the properties of an organic polymer with potential applications in flexible electronics and uncovered variations in hardness at the nanoscale, the first time such a fine structure has been observed in this type of material.

Jun 3, 2022

"Xanadu Reports Quantum Advantage, Opens Capabilities to Public"

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum technology company Xanadu demonstrated quantum computational advantage using its Borealis photonic quantum computer. Borealis features 216 squeezed-state qubits, and it was demonstrated to outperform classical supercomputers in the perform...

Jun 3, 2022

"New Partnership Between NanoAL, Mitsubishi Corporation and Nikkei MC Aluminum"

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

NanoAL has expanded its commercial partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd. (RtMJ) by executing a three-way Joint Development Agreement with RtMJ and Nikkei MC Aluminium Co., Ltd. (NMA).

Jun 3, 2022

Diamond-based quantum computer paired with supercomputers for first time

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computing may have just taken a major step forward, as a supercomputer facility in Australia becomes the first to have a quantum computer integrated into it. The quantum processor, developed by German-Australian start-up Quantum Brilliance...

Jun 3, 2022

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