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Molecular dispersion enhances quasi-bilayer organic solar cells

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In the last couple of years, organic solar cells (OSCs) based on non-fullerene (NF) acceptors have demonstrated tremendous progress in power conversion efficiency (PCE). The majority of state-of-the-art OSCs in the lab is based on the so-called b...

Aug 27, 2020

Cosmic rays could pose a problem for future quantum computers

MIT Technology Review   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computing has the potential to handle complex problems at hyper-fast speeds. What makes this possible is the way it exploits qubits—typically subatomic particles such as electrons—that use quantum properties to represent numerous combinati...

Aug 27, 2020

Tying knots with individual molecules

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chemists have successfully tied a series of microscopic knots using individual molecules for the first time, ushering in the advent of a form of nano-scale weaving which could create a new generation of advanced materials.

Aug 27, 2020

Scientists perfect knot-tying techniques with molecular string

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A group of chemists from Manchester have successfully tied a series of microscopic knots using individual molecules for the first time, ushering in the advent of a form of nano-scale weaving which could create a new generation of advanced materials.

Aug 27, 2020

Fabrication of a single-crystal giant magnetoresistive device on a polycrystalline film: Technique may promote practical use of high-performance magnetoresistive devices comprising half-metallic heusler alloys

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers have succeeded in fabricating a giant magnetoresistive (GMR) device comprising single-crystal Heusler alloys on an practical silicon substrate. The team demonstrated for the first time that a single-crystal magnetoresistive device can be...

Aug 27, 2020

Stibnite Nanodots can Act as High-Optical Quality Waveguides, Shows Study

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Antimony sulfide, or stibnite (Sb2S3), has been investigated intensively in recent years as a promising material for nontoxic, environmentally friendly solar cells. It is now possible to fabricate...

Aug 27, 2020

Method Helps Identify High-Quality Graphene Quickly and Economically

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists from Monash University in Australia have now designed the world’s first technology that could enable industries to detect and export high-quality graphene in a faster, cheaper, and more precise manner than present-day techniques.

Aug 27, 2020

Natural Radiation Can Interfere with Quantum Computers

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Study shows the need to shield qubits from natural radiation, like cosmic rays from outer space A multi-disciplinary

Aug 27, 2020

Music goes terahertz: Scientists achieve breakthrough for pulsed terahertz lasers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By mixing electronic resonances in semiconductor nanostructures with the photon field of microresonators, researchers designed a stained mirror that bleaches more easily than ever and could make terahertz lasers ultrafast.

Aug 27, 2020

Quantum Computing Performance May Soon Hit a Wall, Due to Interference From Cosmic Rays

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed, researchers find. The practicality of quantum computing hangs on the integrity of the quantum... The post Quantum Computing Performance May Soon Hit a Wall,...

Aug 27, 2020

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