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Intel Creating Cryptographic Codes That Quantum Computers Can't Crack

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Intel researchers developed a hardware accelerator that helps IoT devices use post-quantum cryptography

Oct 22, 2020

Do the twist: Making two-dimensional quantum materials using curved surfaces

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have discovered a way to control the growth of twisting, microscopic spirals of materials just one atom thick. The continuously twisting stacks of two-dimensional materials built by a team create new properties that scientists can explo...

Oct 22, 2020

Future VR could employ new ultrahigh-res nanophotonic display

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By expanding on existing designs for electrodes of ultra-thin solar panels, researchers have developed a new architecture for OLED - organic light-emitting diode - displays that could enable televisions, smartphones and virtual or augmented realit...

Oct 22, 2020

Cicada-inspired waterproof surfaces closer to reality, researchers report

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A multidisciplinary group that studies the physical and chemical properties of insect wings has demonstrated the ability to reproduce the nanostructures that help cicada wings repel water and prevent bacteria from establishing on the surface. The ...

Oct 22, 2020

A first-of-its-kind nanoparticle catalyst mimics natural processes to break down plastic and produce valuable new products

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind catalyst that is able to process polyolefin plastics such as polyethylene and polypropylene, types of polymers widely used in things like plastic grocery bags, milk jugs, shampoo bottles, toys, and fo...

Oct 22, 2020

Shedding light on moiré excitons: A first-principles perspective

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Moiré superlattices that are located within van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures can trap long-lived interlayer excitons to form ordered quantum dot arrays, paving the way for unprecedented optoelectronic and quantum information applications. Exci...

Oct 22, 2020

Cicada-inspired waterproof surfaces closer to reality

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A multidisciplinary group that studies the physical and chemical properties of insect wings has demonstrated the ability to reproduce the nanostructures that help cicada wings repel water and prevent bacteria from establishing on the surface. The ...

Oct 22, 2020

Scientists create three-dimensional nanostructures using ion beams

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Effects at the interface between magnetic and non-magnetic layers have been exploited for data storage for three decades. This has led to a steady increase in hard drive storage capacity and is one reason why researchers see potential for ushering...

Oct 22, 2020

Scientists are working on cicada-inspired waterproof surfaces

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A multidisciplinary group that studies the physical and chemical properties of insect wings has demonstrated the ability to reproduce the nanostructures that help cicada wings repel water and prevent bacteria from establishing on the surface.

Oct 22, 2020

Optical wiring for large quantum computers

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for carrying out sensitive quantum operations on atoms. In this technique, the control laser light is delivered directly inside a chip. This should make it possible to build large-scale quantum compute...

Oct 22, 2020

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