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Intel's 'hot' qubits could lead to more advanced quantum computers

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Intel has edged one step closer to practical quantum computers. The chipmaker and its partner QuTech have successfully controlled “hot” qubits (that is, at temperatures above 1 kelvin) that are also coherent and dense, making it easier to...

Apr 15, 2020

Quantum computer chips demonstrated at the highest temperatures ever

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Qubits are often stabilised by being supercooled, which makes quantum computer chips hard to scale up. Now they have been operated at above -272°C for the first time

Apr 15, 2020

Quantum computer chips demonstrated at the highest temperatures ever

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Qubits are often stabilised by being supercooled, which makes quantum computer chips hard to scale up. Now they have been operated at above -272°C for the first time

Apr 15, 2020

Quantum computer chips demonstrated at the highest temperatures ever

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Qubits are often stabilised by being supercooled, which makes quantum computer chips hard to scale up. Now they have been operated at above -272°C for the first time

Apr 15, 2020

Quantum Computing Milestone: Researchers Compute With ‘Hot’ Silicon Qubits

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Two teams report silicon spin qubit devices that operate at temperatures above 1 Kelvin

Apr 15, 2020

Scientists fit two co-catalysts on one nanosheet for better water purification

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists havee designed and tested a new two-dimensional (2-D) catalyst that can be used to improve water purification using hydrogen peroxide.

Apr 15, 2020

Nanosensor can alert a smartphone when plants are stressed: Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers can closely track how plants respond to stresses such as injury, infection, and light damage using sensors made of carbon nanotubes. These sensors can be embedded in plant leaves, where they report on hydrogen peroxide levels.

Apr 15, 2020

Speeding-up quantum computing using giant atomic ions

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have found a new way to speed up quantum computing that could pave the way for huge leaps forward in computer processing power.

Apr 15, 2020

New COVID-19 test quickly and accurately detects viral DNA

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Millions of people have been tested for the novel coronavirus, most using a kit that relies on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This sensitive method amplifies SARS-CoV-2 RNA from patient swabs so that tiny amounts of the virus can be detected...

Apr 15, 2020

Gold Nanoparticles May Help Patients with Obesity

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of researchers in Korea believes to have discovered a synthetic gold-based compound which may help patients with obesity. The team led by Sunoh Kim, Deok-Chun Yang at Bioresources and...

Apr 15, 2020

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