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Near-optimal chip-based photon source developed for quantum computing

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Researchers have developed a new CMOS-compatible silicon photonics photon source that satisfies all the requirements necessary for large-scale photonic quantum computing. The research represents a significant step toward mass-manufacturable ideal ...

Sep 3, 2020

An unusual superconductor

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Professor Wang Jian at Peking University and collaborators investigated the superconducting properties of two-dimensional crystalline superconducting PdTe2 films grown by molecular beam epitaxy. They observed the experimental evidence of anomalous...

Sep 3, 2020

Researchers develop low-cost, drop-on-demand printing technique

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Researchers at the Center for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), IISc, have developed a low-cost, drop-on-demand printing technique capable of generating a wide range of droplet sizes using a variety of inks. Apart from traditional printing, it...

Sep 3, 2020

A Molecular Approach to Quantum Computing Leads to Fewer Errors

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New research demonstrates how the use of molecules in quantum computing leads to fewer errors. The technology behind the quantum computers of the future is... The post A Molecular Approach to Quantum Computing Leads to Fewer Errors appeared first...

Sep 3, 2020

Autonomous robot plays with NanoLEGO

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Molecules are the building blocks of everyday life. Many materials are composed of them, a little like a LEGO model consists of a multitude of different bricks. But while individual LEGO bricks can be simply shifted or removed, this is not so easy...

Sep 3, 2020

Autonomous robot plays with NanoLEGO: Scientists are developing an autonomous artificial intelligence system that can selectively grip and move individual molecules

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Atoms and molecules behave in a completely different way to macroscopic objects and each brick requires its own 'instruction manual'. Scientists have now developed an artificial intelligence system that autonomously learns how to grip an...

Sep 3, 2020

Nanoscale engines far colder than even deepest outer space

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The theory of thermodynamics, commonly associated with the steam engines of the 19th century, is a universal set of laws that governs everything from black holes to the evolution of life. But with modern technologies miniaturizing circuits to the ...

Sep 3, 2020

Nanoscale engines far colder than even deepest outer space

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Rapid breakthroughs in the fabrication and measurement of devices at the nanoscale are now presenting us with the opportunity to explore quantum thermodynamics in the laboratory.

Sep 3, 2020

Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic composites

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Researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are seeking to patent a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles, or "hairy nanoparticles" (HNP).

Sep 3, 2020

Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic composites

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Researchers developed a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles, or 'hairy nanoparticles'.

Sep 3, 2020

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