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Cosmic rays may soon stymie quantum computing

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

The practicality of quantum computing hangs on the integrity of the quantum bit, or qubit. Qubits, the logic

Aug 28, 2020

Giant nanomachine aids the immune system

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In order to kill diseased cells, our immune system must first identify them. The so-called peptide-loading complex plays a key role in this process. A research team has analyzed this nanomachine in atomic detail.

Aug 28, 2020

Structural colors from cellulose-based polymers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Self-assembly of responsive photonic biobased materials in liquid marbles.

Aug 28, 2020

Quantum Innovations Achieved Using Alkaline-Earth Atoms

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

In the quest to develop quantum computers, physicists have taken several different paths. For instance, Google recently reported

Aug 28, 2020

Cosmic rays may soon stymie quantum computing

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed, researchers find.

Aug 28, 2020

Stretchable, Ultrasensitive Gas Sensors Based on Nanocomposites

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A stretchable, wearable gas sensor for environmental sensing has been developed and tested by researchers at Penn State, Northeastern University and five universities in China. The sensor combines a...

Aug 28, 2020

Google conducts largest chemical simulation on a quantum computer to date

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers with Google's AI Quantum team (working with unspecified collaborators) has conducted the largest chemical simulation on a quantum computer to date. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes the...

Aug 28, 2020

Self-assembly of responsive photonic biobased materials in liquid marbles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A surface displays structural colors when light is reflected by tiny, regular structural elements in a transparent material. Researchers have now developed a method to make structural colors from cellulose-based polymers by using coated droplets t...

Aug 28, 2020

An improved wearable, stretchable gas sensor using nanocomposites

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A stretchable, wearable gas sensor for environmental sensing has been developed and tested.

Aug 28, 2020

Giant nanomachine aids the immune system

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Cells that are infected by a virus or carry a carcinogenic mutation, for example, produce proteins foreign to the body. Antigenic peptides resulting from the degradation of these exogenous proteins inside the cell are loaded by the peptide-loading...

Aug 28, 2020

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