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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: New approach transports trapped ions to create entangling gates

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Trapped ions excited with a laser beam can be used to create entangled qubits in quantum information systems, but addressing several stationary pairs of ions in a trap requires multiple optical switches and complex controls. Now, scientists at the...

Jan 28, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Studied for clean energy, carbon nanotubes find new potential in anticancer drug delivery: Short carbon nanotubes in liposome membranes help fuse the liposomes and cancer cells to directly deliver a cancer-killing drug

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Fundamental science often finds applications beyond its original focus. Previously, scientists found applications for small diameter carbon nanotube porins in energy technology. Nanotube porins are tubes with walls just molecules thick that act as...

Jan 28, 2022

Vibrating atoms make robust qubits, physicists find

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

The new qubits stay in “superposition” for up to 10 seconds, and could make a promising foundation for quantum computers.

Jan 28, 2022

Study reveals topology at the corner of the dining table

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A joint research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the University of Tokyo discovered an unusual topological aspect of sodium chloride, commonly known as table salt, which will not only facilitate the underst...

Jan 28, 2022

Nano-architected material refracts light backward—an important step toward one day creating photonic circuits

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A newly created nano-architected material exhibits a property that previously was just theoretically possible: it can refract light backward, regardless of the angle at which the light strikes the material.

Jan 28, 2022

New approach transports trapped ions to create entangling gates

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Trapped ions excited with a laser beam can be used to create entangled qubits in quantum information systems, but addressing several stationary pairs of ions in a trap requires multiple optical switches and complex controls. Now, scientists at the...

Jan 28, 2022

Breakthrough measurements/theory of vibrating atoms in nanostructures ushers in new class of technology

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Vanderbilt researchers Sokrates Pantelides and Joshua Caldwell are part of an international collaboration that has demonstrated a new way to manipulate and measure subtle atomic vibrations in nanomaterials. This breakthrough could make it possible...

Jan 28, 2022

Synthesis and properties of wing-shaped nanographene

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In recent years, various synthetic chemical approaches have been investigated using polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAHs) as "nanographene with precise molecular structure and high purity." If it becomes possible to construct structurally...

Jan 28, 2022

Shedding light on polymer solar cells: Illuminating how solvent additives improve efficiency

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Researchers imaged nanoscale photocurrents in an all-polymer blend solar cell using photoconductive atomic force microscopy. Trace solvent additives were found to enhance polymer ordering and crystallization without undesirable changes in the scal...

Jan 28, 2022

First Graphene closes strong quarter, expects commercial success

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First Graphene has reported a 94% growth in revenue at the end of the second quarter of the 2022 financial year. The continued growth and momentum puts the company in a strong position to achieve its 2022 targets.

Jan 28, 2022

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