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Experimental measurement of the quantum geometric tensor using coupled qubits in diamond

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Geometry and topology are fundamental concepts in matter science. In quantum mechanics, the geometry of quantum states is fully captured by the quantum geometric tensor. The complete quantum geometric tensor of a solid-state spin system is measure...

Feb 10, 2020

Sensitive and specific potassium nanosensors to detect epileptic seizures

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IBS scientists in collaboration with collaborators at Zhejiang University,have reported a highly sensitive and specific nanosensor that can monitor dynamic changes of potassium ion in mice undergoing epileptic seizures, indicating their intensity...

Feb 10, 2020

Noise Reduction Algorithm Speeds Graphene Mapping 50 Times Faster

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene is always raising high expectations, as a strong, ultrathin, two-dimensional material that could also be the basis for new components in information technology. There... The post Noise Reduction Algorithm Speeds Graphene Mapping 50 Times...

Feb 9, 2020

Physicists Trap Light in Nanoresonators for Record Time

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

The reference particle captured light for a time exceeding 200 periods of one wave oscillation, 20-40 times longer

Feb 9, 2020

Artificial Intelligence ‘Sees’ Quantum Advantages – Help Toward New Efficient Quantum Computers

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Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Valiev Institute of Physics and Technology, and ITMO University have created a neural network that... The post Artificial Intelligence ‘Sees’ Quantum Advantages – Help Toward...

Feb 8, 2020

Microscopic Robots, Remotely Driven by Magnetic Fields, Coax Particles Into Position Using Capillary Forces

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At microscopic scales, picking, placing, collecting, and arranging objects is a persistent challenge. Advances in nanotechnology mean that there are ever more complex things we’d... The post Microscopic Robots, Remotely Driven by Magnetic Fields,...

Feb 8, 2020

Novel Technique for Making Nanosized Semiconductors on a Metal Surface

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists at Hokkaido University have developed a novel technique for creating nanosized semiconductors on a metal surface. The technique was described in the Nano Letters journal and could induce...

Feb 7, 2020

Nano 2020: Scaling up nanotechnology in virtual reality

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Sometimes the smallest of things lead to the biggest ideas. Case in point: Nano 2020, a University of Arizona-led initiative to develop curriculum and technology focused on educating students in the rapidly expanding field of nanotechnology.

Feb 7, 2020

Laser-Printed Plasmonic Arrays Boost IR Emission of Colloidal Quantum Dots

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) that emit light in the near- and mid-infrared (IR) spectral ranges have the potential to power a range of optical devices. However, fundamental physical limitations decrease the intensity of IR-emitting QDs. At lon...

Feb 7, 2020

How manipulating ligand interactions in metal clusters can spur advances in nanotechnology

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Ligand-protected metal clusters in assembled structures show peculiar properties, which are different from those of corresponding bulk metals.

Feb 7, 2020

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