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Nova Graphene awarded two contracts to develop graphene-enhanced coatings for helicopter rotors

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Canada-based Nova Graphene has been awarded two contracts by Canada’s Department of National Defense's Innovation for Defense Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program, to develop graphene-enhanced materials to protect helicopter rotors from er...

May 1, 2022

Tri-Cities Scientists “Magically” Mining Metals From Water

CleanTechnica   -   Scientific News Websites

Centuries ago, alchemists tried to turn lead into gold. While they were not successful, the prospect of coaxing valuable materials from abundant sources remains tantalizingly attractive. Today, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Nort...

May 1, 2022

The X-Ray Tech That Reveals Chip Designs

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

When you’re baking a cake, it’s hard to know when the inside is in the state you want it to be. The same is true—with much higher stakes—for microelectronic chips: How can engineers confirm that what’s inside has truly met the intent of the desi...

Apr 30, 2022

Quantum memristor paves the way for neuromorphic quantum computing – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New device could be used to fabricate architectures that mimic how the brain works The post Quantum memristor paves the way for neuromorphic quantum computing appeared first on Physics World.

Apr 30, 2022

A Quantum of Sensing—Atomic Scale Bolsters New Sensor Boom

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Imagine sensors that can detect the magnetic fields of thoughts, help lunar rovers detect oxygen in moon rocks, or listen to radio waves from dark matter. Just as quantum computers can theoretically find the answers to problems no classical comput...

Apr 29, 2022

IBM’s New Telum Chip Reboots the Mainframe

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

IBM recently launched its new line of mainframe computers, named IBM z16, although the event was not exactly front-page news, a few outbursts of media celebration aside. Yet the mainframe’s diminishing significance in the tech landscape today doe...

Apr 29, 2022

Engineers develop new control electronics for quantum computers that improve performance, cut costs

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Quantum computing experiments now have a new control and readout electronics option that will significantly improve performance while replacing cumbersome and expensive systems.

Apr 29, 2022

New approach may help clear hurdle to large-scale quantum computing: Team gets around error problems by moving, connecting atoms in mid-computation

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

New method for shuttling entangled atoms in quantum processor at the forefront for building large-scale programmable quantum machines.

Apr 29, 2022

Protein-Based Photonic Nanostructures Inspired by Cephalopods

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a paper recently printed in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, to imitate the photonic reaction of squid skin, researchers sequenced, recombinantly produced, and self-assembled...

Apr 29, 2022

MOF Prepared In2O3 Hollow Porous Nanospheres Broaden Triethylamine Sensing

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Triethylamine (TEA) is a highly flammable chemical compound that is hazardous to both the environment and public health. The development of indium oxide (In2O3) hollow porous nanospheres (HPNSs) embedded with silver nanoparticles as a gas sensor f...

Apr 29, 2022

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