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A massive optical computer being built could outpace quantum computers

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A machine made of a 5 kilometre-long coil of fibre optic cable squeezed into a box a few metres across could give quantum computers a run for their money on certain tasks

Dec 28, 2019

A massive optical computer being built could outpace quantum computers

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A machine made of a 5 kilometre-long coil of fibre optic cable squeezed into a box a few metres across could give quantum computers a run for their money on certain tasks

Dec 28, 2019

When Impacted by Positrons Spherical Nanoparticles Release Electron-Positron Pairs in Forward Directions

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Theoretical calculations reveal that when impacted by positrons of particular energies, spherical nanoparticles release unstable electron-positron pairs, with signals dominating in the same direction as... The post When Impacted by Positrons Sphe...

Dec 27, 2019

Researchers Develop Sub-Femtosecond Transportation for Electrons

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A European team composed of researchers from the University of Konstanz, the University of Luxembourg, CNRS-Université Paris Sud, the Center for Materials Physics, and Donostia International Physics Center in San Sebastián, Spain, has found a way ...

Dec 27, 2019

New Ceramic Nanocomposite Demonstrates High IR Transmittance, Thermal Stability

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A research team that includes scientists from Russia, Ukraine, and China has developed a Y2O3-MgO fine-grained composite ceramic material that transmits over 70% of light in the infrared (IR) range with wavelengths up to 6000 nm. Ceramic nanocompo...

Dec 27, 2019

Electrical Engineer Granted $453K to Create Miniature On-Chip Laser

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Jelena Vuckovic, a Jensen Huang Professor in Global Leadership and professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University, is the winner of the £350,000 IET A F Harvey Engineering Research Prize from The Institution of Engineering and Technolo...

Dec 27, 2019

Elastic kirigami patch for electromyographic analysis of the palm muscle during baseball pitching

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Surface electromyography (sEMG) is widely used to investigate human motion including athletic performance. Baseball pitchers require very precise movements to pitch the ball to the strike zone, where the palm muscle plays a key role during movemen...

Dec 27, 2019

Device splits and recombines superconducting electron pairs

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A device that can separate and recombine pairs of electrons may offer a way to study an unusual form of superconductivity, according to RIKEN physicists. This superconducting state would involve exotic particles called Majorana fermions that could...

Dec 27, 2019

Complete filling of batches of nanopipettes

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Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Analytical Chemistry an efficient method for filling a batch of nanopipettes with a pore opening below 10 nanometers. The method is based on the application of a temperature gradient to the nanopipette ...

Dec 27, 2019

A fast and inexpensive nanotube device to capture and identify viruses

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Researchers synthesized a gradient of aligned carbon nanotube forest arrays to capture different viruses according to their size and detect them in-situ using Raman spectroscopy. They designed and assembled a portable platform that enriches virus ...

Dec 27, 2019

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