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Transforming quantum computing’s promise into practice

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Electrical engineer William Oliver develops technology to enable reliable quantum computing at scale.

Jan 20, 2021

A little friction goes a long way toward stronger nanotube fibers

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Carbon nanotube fibers are not nearly as strong as the nanotubes they contain, but Rice University researchers are

Jan 20, 2021

Nanocarbon nucleation layer allows an anode-free zinc battery

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report a prototype of an anode-free, zinc-based battery that uses low-cost, naturally abundant materials.

Jan 20, 2021

Novel nanomaterial generates powerful beams for enhanced optical imaging

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using DNA as a scaffold, engineers create a synthetic nanomaterial that could pave the way for rapid and more accurate diagnostic testing from a single molecule.

Jan 20, 2021

Exploiting DNA Origami to Build Superconducting Nanoarchitectures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The search for ever-smaller electronic components has made an international research group examine the use of molecular building blocks to develop them. (Left) Schematic illustration of a niobium...

Jan 20, 2021

Gold nanoparticles more stable by putting rings on them

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Hokkaido University scientists have found a way to prevent gold nanoparticles from clumping, which could help towards their use as an anti-cancer therapy.

Jan 20, 2021

Crystals Doped with Rare-Earth Ions Drive Ultrafast Quantum Computing

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Scientists at Estonia’s Institute of Physics at the University of Tartu are using rare earth ions as qubits in their development of a new variation of optical quantum computers. Qubits of microcrystals, synthesized on the basis of mixed optical fl...

Jan 20, 2021

Molecular Design to Modulate Helical Nanostructures in Liquid Crystal Phase

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A team of researchers led by Assistant Professor Yuki Arakawa (Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan) has successfully developed sulfur-containing liquid crystal (LC) dimer molecules1) with...

Jan 20, 2021

Quantum Nanowires Provide a Unique Environment for Detecting Majorana Zero Modes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Why is studying spin properties of one-dimensional quantum nanowires important. Quantum nanowires-which have length but no width or height-provide a unique environment for the formation and detection of a quasiparticle known as a Majorana zero mode.

Jan 20, 2021

New Ultra-Efficient, Nano-Thin Material Could Advance Self-Powered Electronics

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A new type of ultra-efficient, nano-thin material could advance self-powered electronics, wearable technologies and even deliver pacemakers powered by heart beats.

Jan 20, 2021

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