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TU Delft researchers realize quantum teleportation onto mechanical motion of silicon beams

Delft University of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Quantum technology typically employs qubits (quantum bits) consisting of, for example, single electrons, photons, or atoms. A group of TU Delft researchers has now demonstrated the ability to teleport an arbitrary qubit state from a single photon ...

Oct 7, 2021

How Flawed Diamonds

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Lead-based vacancy centers in diamonds that form after high-pressure and high-temperature treatment are ideal for quantum networks, find Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) scientists. The modified crystal system could also find applicatio...

Oct 7, 2021

New Fundamental Limit of Trapping and Exploiting Light at the Nanoscale

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists from the University of Southampton and ETH Zürich have reached a new threshold of light-matter coupling at the nanoscale.

Oct 7, 2021

Squashed carbon nanotubes make smooth nanoribbons – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have many possible uses in electronics and optoelectronics, but a lack of efficient methods to prepare these ultra-narrow strips of carbon has so far limited their applications. Researchers in China and the US have now ...

Oct 7, 2021

Unprecedented View of a Single Catalyst Nanoparticle at Work Under Reaction Conditions

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A DESY-led research team has been using high-intensity X-rays to observe a single catalyst nanoparticle at work. The experiment has revealed for the first time how the chemical composition of the surface of an individual nanoparticle changes under...

Oct 7, 2021

Tiny bubbles show promise for reducing inflammation

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists hope that tiny sacs of material excreted by cells - so-called extracellular vesicles - can be used to deliver drugs inside the body. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet now show that these nano-bubbles can transport protein drugs that ...

Oct 6, 2021

Scientists Infuse Bacteria With Silver Nanoparticles To Improve Power Efficiency in Fuel Cells

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A  UCLA-led team of engineers and chemists has taken a major step forward in the development of microbial fuel cells — a technology that utilizes... The post Scientists Infuse Bacteria With Silver Nanoparticles To Improve Power Efficiency in Fuel...

Oct 6, 2021

A new dawn in AI and quantum computing now looks tantalisingly close

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Hopes of developing artificial general intelligence and a truly useful quantum computer are looking less fanciful thanks to recent breakthroughs

Oct 6, 2021

A new dawn in AI and quantum computing now looks tantalisingly close

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Hopes of developing artificial general intelligence and a truly useful quantum computer are looking less fanciful thanks to recent breakthroughs

Oct 6, 2021

A new dawn in AI and quantum computing now looks tantalisingly close

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Hopes of developing artificial general intelligence and a truly useful quantum computer are looking less fanciful thanks to recent breakthroughs

Oct 6, 2021

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