A structural analysis of llama-derived nanobodies interacting with SARS-CoV-2 describes three mechanisms the microscopic molecules use to disarm the virus and its variants, pointing to new therapeutic possibilities -- including a universal coronav...
Aug 3, 2021
Tiny luminous particles are being used in more and more products today: from smartphones to OLED televisions to car headlights. Precise knowledge of the luminosity is crucial for industry. The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (...
Aug 3, 2021
Randomness is typically seen as a problem, interfering with our ability to make sense of the world and complicating our attempts to predict the future. But that very unpredictability also makes it a crucial ingredient in the encryption that prote...
Aug 3, 2021
Physicists have introduced an approach for simulating the quantum approximate optimization algorithm using a traditional computer. Instead of running the algorithm on advanced quantum processors, the new approach uses a classical machine-learning ...
Aug 3, 2021
California's premium hi-fi brand Audeze helped design a pair of headphones to facilitate communication between doctor and patient during an MRI scan, without affecting the imagery produced. And this led to the development of the CRBN Electros...
Aug 3, 2021
Quantum information could be behind the next technological revolution. By analogy with the bit in classical computing, the qubit is the basic element of quantum computing. However, demonstrating the existence of this information storage unit and u...
Aug 3, 2021
New technique could help extend the operating life of electronic devices The post Luminescent nanoparticles identify defects in electrical appliances appeared first on Physics World.
Aug 3, 2021
Quantum information could be behind the next technological revolution. By analogy with the bit in classical computing, the qubit is the basic element of quantum computing. However, demonstrating the existence of this information storage unit and u...
Aug 3, 2021
Two physicists, from EPFL and Columbia University, have introduced an approach for simulating the quantum approximate optimization algorithm using a traditional computer. Instead of running the algorithm on advanced quantum processors, the new app...
Aug 3, 2021
The human brain holds the secret to our unique personalities. But did you know that it can also form the basis of highly efficient computing devices? Researchers from Nagoya University, Japan, recently showed how to do this, through graphene-diamo...
Aug 3, 2021
