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Two of World’s Biggest Quantum Computers Made in China

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Two of the most powerful quantum computers in the world to date now both come from China, and new experiments with them re-ignite the controversy over what kinds of problems might be quantum computationally solvable that couldn't begin to be ...

Nov 6, 2021

Two of World’s Biggest Quantum Computers Made in China

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Two of the most powerful quantum computers in the world to date now both come from China, and new experiments with them re-ignite the controversy over what kinds of problems might be quantum computationally solvable that couldn't begin to be ...

Nov 6, 2021

Scientists develop microscopic calibration tool with fluorescent nanodiamonds

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Jewelers, geologists, and microscopists agree: diamonds are forever. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are using microscopic nanodiamonds to calibrate and assess the performance of high-powered microscopes. Their longevity...

Nov 5, 2021

Experts master defects in semiconductors

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Researchers have discovered a novel way to manipulate defects in semiconductors. The study holds promising opportunities for novel forms of precision sensing, or the transfer of quantum information between physically separate qubits, as well as fo...

Nov 5, 2021

Polymer-coated nanoparticles to promote drug delivery to the brain

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Treating diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's is a challenge because drugs have to be able to cross the blood–brain barrier. As a result, the doses administered must be high and only a small fraction reaches the brain, which can l...

Nov 5, 2021

Mesoporous structure enhances catalytic performance of single-atom catalysts

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Carbon-supported single-atom catalysts (SACs) are promising in heterogeneous catalysis due to their high atomic utilization efficiency and unique catalytic performances.

Nov 5, 2021

Progress in the application of nano- and micro-based drug delivery systems in pulmonary disease

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In a new article in the journal BIO Integration , the authors Rejoice Thubelihle Ndebele, Qing Yao, Yan-Nan Shi, Yuan-Yuan Zhai, He-Lin Xu, Cui-Tao Lu and Ying-Zheng Zhao from Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China, discuss progress in the app...

Nov 5, 2021

Prediction of optical constants and bandgap energy of 3D nanonetwork silicon

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In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances, Shreeniket Joshi and Amirkianoosh Kiani from Ontario Tech University, Ontario, Canada, discuss hybrid artificial neural networks and analytical model for prediction of optical constants and bandg...

Nov 5, 2021

Polymer-coated nanoparticles to promote drug delivery to the brain

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Researchers are optimizing polymer-coated nanoparticles to increase their permeability across this barrier and consequently the delivery of encapsulated drugs in the brain.

Nov 5, 2021

Nanoscale self-assembling salt-crystal 'origami' balls envelop liquids

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Researchers have developed a technique whereby they can spontaneously encapsulate microscopic droplets of water and oil emulsion in a tiny sphere made of salt crystals—sort of like a minute, self-constructing origami soccer ball filled with liquid...

Nov 5, 2021

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