Quantum annealing (QA) can be competitive to classical algorithms in optimizing continuous-variable functions when running on appropriate hardware, show researchers from Tokyo Tech. By comparing the performance of QA running on a D-Wave quantum co...
Oct 4, 2023
This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three different scientists who advanced the development of quantum dots – nanoscale particles that exhibit unusual characteristics thanks to their diminutive size.
Oct 4, 2023
Quantum dots are tiny crystals that scientists can tune to different colors, giving an extra-vivid pop to next-generation TV screens or illuminating tumors inside bodies so surgeons can hunt them down.
Oct 4, 2023
A new quantum nanoscience study led by a researcher at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory takes a big-picture look at how scientists study materials at the smallest scales.
Oct 4, 2023
A probable early driver of Alzheimer’s disease is the accumulation of molecules called amyloid peptides. These cause cell death, and are commonly found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden...
Oct 4, 2023
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of quantum dots, an entirely new class of material that is used in large-screen TVs and cancer surgery
Oct 4, 2023
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov have been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry for the discovery and development of quantum dots, which are nanoparticles small enough that their size determines their properties. These discoverie...
Oct 4, 2023
High-temperature superconductors, exemplified by materials like Bi-2223, have long grappled with limitations such as low critical current density and inadequate magnetic flux pinning.
Oct 4, 2023
The tiny crystals, only a few nanometres in size, have applications in computing, lasers and microscopy
Oct 4, 2023
The tiny crystals, only a few nanometres in size, have applications in computing, lasers and microscopy
Oct 4, 2023
