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On-chip spin-Hall nanograting for simultaneously detecting phase and polarization singularities

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A plasmonic spin-Hall nanograting structure that simultaneously detects both the polarization and phase singularities of the incident beam is reported. The nanograting is symmetry-breaking with different periods for the upper and lower parts, whic...

Jul 7, 2020

The limitations of super-resolution microscopy overcome

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With high-resolution microscopy, it is theoretically possible to image cell structures with a resolution of a few nanometres. However, this has not yet been possible in practice.

Jul 7, 2020

Scientists use nanoparticle-delivered gene therapy to inhibit blinding eye disease in rodents

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In experiments in rats and mice, two Johns Hopkins scientists—an engineer and an ophthalmologist—report the successful use of nanoparticles to deliver gene therapy for blinding eye disease. A uniquely engineered large molecule allows researchers t...

Jul 7, 2020

'Growing' active sites on quantum dots for robust hydrogen photogeneration

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Very recently, Chinese researchers had achieved site- and spatial- selective integration of earth-abundant metal ions (e.g., Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+) in semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) for efficient and robust photocatalytic H2 evolution from water.

Jul 7, 2020

Scientists create new device to light up the way for quantum technologies

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Researchers have created an innovative new device that will emit single particles of light, or photons, from quantum dots that are the key to practical quantum computers, quantum communications, and other quantum devices.

Jul 7, 2020

Contest between superconductivity and insulating states in Magic Angle Graphene

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A team of researchers develop a set of entirely novel knobs to control correlated electrons and demonstrate that superconductivity can exist without insulating phases in Magic Angle Twisted Bi-layer Graphene.

Jul 7, 2020

Quantum classifiers with tailored quantum kernel?

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Quantum information scientists have introduced a new method for machine learning classifications in quantum computing. The non-linear quantum kernels in a quantum binary classifier provide new insights for improving the accuracy of quantum machine...

Jul 7, 2020

Clever Wiring Architecture Enables Bigger and Better Quantum Computers

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Wiring a New Path to Scalable Quantum Computing Last year, Google produced a 53-qubit quantum computer that could perform a specific calculation significantly faster than... The post Clever Wiring Architecture Enables Bigger and Better Quantum Co...

Jul 7, 2020

'Light squeezer' reduces quantum noise in lasers, could enhance quantum computing and gravitational-wave detection

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Physicists at MIT have designed a quantum "light squeezer" that reduces quantum noise in an incoming laser beam by 15 percent. It is the first system of its kind to work at room temperature, making it amenable to a compact, portable setu...

Jul 7, 2020

Portable system boosts laser precision, at room temperature

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“Light squeezer” reduces quantum noise in lasers, could enhance quantum computing and gravitational-wave detection.

Jul 7, 2020

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