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Correcting the “jitters” in quantum devices

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

A new study suggests a path to more efficient error correction, which may help make quantum computers and sensors more practical.

Feb 18, 2020

Study Shows Graphene-Cu2O Hybrid Structure Slows Down Oxidation of Copper

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Since its discovery, copper has been vital to human technology. In ancient times, it was used to make weapons and tools. Even today, it finds extensive use, specifically in electronic devices that...

Feb 17, 2020

Fast-charging, long-running, bendy energy storage breakthrough

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new bendable supercapacitor made from graphene, which charges quickly and safely stores a record-high level of energy for use over a long period, has been developed.

Feb 17, 2020

New green technology generates electricity 'out of thin air': Renewable device could help mitigate climate change, power medical devices

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Electrical engineers and microbiologists have created a device they call an 'Air-gen.' or air-powered generator, with electrically conductive protein nanowires produced by the microbe Geobacter. The Air-gen connects electrodes to the pro...

Feb 17, 2020

Fast-charging, long-running, bendy graphene energy storage breakthrough

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new bendable supercapacitor made from graphene, which charges quickly and safely stores a record-high level of energy for use over a long period.

Feb 17, 2020

Small world: atom-scale materials are the next tech frontier

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Every age in the history of human civilisation has a signature material, from the Stone Age, to the

Feb 17, 2020

Increasing the service life of polymer electrolyte fuel cells with a nanodispersed ionomer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Protons (subatomic particles) can be transferred from the anode to the cathode through the ionomer membrane in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFC). Scientists can extend proton pathways by impregnating the ionomer (type of polymer) into the elec...

Feb 17, 2020

Graphene forms under microscope’s eye

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

You don’t need a big laser to make laser-induced graphene (LIG). Scientists at Rice University, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Feb 17, 2020

New nanocatalyst recycles greenhouse gases into fuel and hydrogen gas

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have taken a major step toward a circular carbon economy by developing a long-lasting, economical catalyst that recycles greenhouse gases into ingredients that can be used in fuel, hydrogen gas, and other chemicals.

Feb 17, 2020

Fast-charging, long-running, bendy energy storage breakthrough

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A new bendable supercapacitor made from graphene, which charges quickly and safely stores a record-high level of energy for use over a long period, has been developed and demonstrated by UCL and Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers.

Feb 17, 2020

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