New spectroscopic technique for studying nanostructures demonstrates that stibnite nanodots can act as high-optical-quality waveguides and are promising candidates as photoswitchable materials for future applications.
Aug 26, 2020
Infinitesimally low levels of radiation, such as from incoming cosmic rays, may soon stymie progress in quantum computing.
Aug 26, 2020
Radiation from natural sources in the environment can limit the performance of superconducting quantum bits, known as qubits. The discovery has implications for quantum computing and for the search for dark matter.
Aug 26, 2020
The practicality of quantum computing hangs on the integrity of the quantum bit, or qubit.
Aug 26, 2020
Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed, researchers find.
Aug 26, 2020
Image Credit: Carnegie Mellon University New research suggests that nanotechnology could help protect plants against heat stress caused by soaring temperatures and lengthy heatwaves. The...
Aug 26, 2020
A professor has developed a double-layered nanoporous platinum catalyst that activates hydrogen generation.
Aug 26, 2020
NIMS and Tohoku Gakuin University have developed a boron-doped anisotropic Sm(Fe0.8Co0.2)12 thin film containing only small amount of rare earth elements. The compound exhibited 1.2 tesla coercivity, sufficient for use in automotive electric motor...
Aug 26, 2020
In the search for a reliable, quick-charging, cold-weather battery for automobiles, a self-assembling, thin layer of electrochemically active molecules may be the solution, according to a team or researchers.
Aug 26, 2020
Researchers in the US and UK have found a new way to improve paints and coatings, by adding “two-faced” nanoparticles. With one face that attracts water and another that repels it, the particles arranged themselves into a flat layer on a painted s...
Aug 26, 2020
