Rare quantum particles and phenomena are difficult to study. For probing complex phenomena like superconductivity or particles that carry a fraction of the charge of an electron, extremely low temperatures or extremely high magnetic fields are req...
Feb 7, 2022
Using a new technique known as “entanglement forging,” IBM researchers say they can halve the amount of quantum-computing resources needed to run simulations, a new study finds.
Feb 7, 2022
Smaller chips, faster computers, less energy consumption. Novel concepts based on semiconductor nanowires are expected to make transistors in microelectronic circuits better and more efficient. Electron mobility plays a key role in this: The faste...
Feb 7, 2022
Arjen Jakobi (Department of Bionanoscience) receives the ERC Proof of Concept Grant for his groundbreaking research on cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). "This grant will allow us to take our new CryoChip technique for high resolution i...
Feb 7, 2022
Several layers of nanographenes stacked on top of each other: such functional elements could one day be used in solar cells. Chemists have now paved the way for this.
Feb 7, 2022
Nanowires have a unique property: These ultra-thin wires can sustain very high elastic strains without damaging the crystal structure of the material. A team of researchers has now succeeded in experimentally demonstrating that electron mobility i...
Feb 7, 2022
Graphene is a carbon material that forms extremely thin layers. Because of its unusual properties, it is interesting for many technical applications. This also applies to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which can be regarded as cut-outs o...
Feb 7, 2022
Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory have recently designed an integrated circuit (IC) that integrates silicon quantum dots with conventional readout electronics. This chip, introduced...
Feb 7, 2022
Available as a pre-proof in the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, researchers present a thorough overview of current achievements in oil palm-based lignocellulosic biomass, from its...
Feb 7, 2022
A team of researchers recently published a paper available as a pre-proof in the journal Ceramics International that evaluated the electrical conductivity and mechanical strength of...
Feb 7, 2022
