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MIT Physicists Discover Another Surprising Property in Graphene: Ferro-Valleytricity

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A newly discovered type of electronic behavior from a five-layer graphene sandwich could help with packing more data into magnetic memory devices.

Oct 18, 2023

Nondestructive measurement realized in ytterbium qubits, aiding scalable neutral atom quantum computing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Atoms of the metal ytterbium-171 may be the closest things in nature to perfect qubits. A recent study shows how to use them for repeated quantum measurements and qubit rotations, which may aid in the development of scalable quantum computing.

Oct 18, 2023

Crushing Plutonium for Nuclear Safety

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Deep below the Nevada desert, a machine dubbed Scorpius is under construction that will use high explosives to crush plutonium to states that exist just prior to a nuclear explosion. The aim of the US $1.8 billion project is to scan this plutonium...

Oct 18, 2023

Scientists develop thin film phototransistor for bioinspired visual adaptation

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A research team led by Prof. Cao Hongtao at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with Prof. Zhang Haizhong's group from Fuzhou University, has developed a novel bioins...

Oct 18, 2023

A physics milestone: Miniature particle accelerator works

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Particle accelerators are crucial tools in a wide variety of areas in industry, research and the medical sector. The space these machines require ranges from a few square meters to large research centers. Using lasers to accelerate electrons withi...

Oct 18, 2023

Researchers use measurements to generate quantum entanglement and teleportation

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Quantum mechanics is full of weird phenomena, but perhaps none as weird as the role measurement plays in the theory. Since a measurement tends to destroy the "quantumness" of a system, it seems to be the mysterious link between the quant...

Oct 18, 2023

Researchers succeed in accelerating electrons using a nano device

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of laser physicists has succeeded in demonstrating the first nanophotonic electron accelerator.

Oct 18, 2023

Scientists apply giant wave mechanics on a nanometric scale

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have shown how the principles of rogue waves - huge 30-metre waves that arise unexpectedly in the ocean - can be applied on a nano scale, with dozens of applications from medicine to manufacturing.

Oct 18, 2023

Milestone: Miniature particle accelerator works

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Particle accelerators are crucial tools in a wide variety of areas in industry, research and the medical sector. The space these machines require ranges from a few square meters to large research centers. Using lasers to accelerate electrons withi...

Oct 18, 2023

Nanoparticle vaccine could curb cancer metastasis to lungs by targeting a protein

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers have developed an experimental vaccine that could prevent the spread of metastatic cancers to the lungs. Its success lies in targeting a protein known to play a central role in cancer growth and spread, rather than targeting the primary ...

Oct 18, 2023

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