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Quantum computers learn to mark their own work

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new test to check if a quantum computer is giving correct answers to questions beyond the scope of traditional computing could help the first quantum computer that can outperform a classical computer to be realized.

Nov 18, 2019

A four-way switch promises greater tunability of layered materials

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A scientific team has made the first experimental observation of a material phase that had been predicted but never seen. The newly discovered phase couples with a known phase to enable unique control over material properties -- an advance that pa...

Nov 18, 2019

A four-way switch promises greater tunability of layered materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists made the first experimental observation of a material phase that had been predicted but never seen. The newly discovered phase couples with a known phase to enable unique control over material properties - an advance that paves the way ...

Nov 18, 2019

Photonic Cluster States Generated at Room Temps for Quantum Computation

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

To observe quantum phenomena on a macroscopic scale, researchers at the Center for Macroscopic Quantum States (bigQ) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) created an extremely entangled quantum state, called a cluster state. The team’s sca...

Nov 18, 2019

Directional control of self-propelled protocells

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Synthetic protocells can be made to move toward and away from chemical signals, an important step for the development of new drug-delivery systems that could target specific locations in the body. By coating the surface of the protocells with enzy...

Nov 18, 2019

Graphene-based Antennae for NASA Space Programs Designed by Texas State Scientists

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Image Credit: Rost9/Shutterstock.com Dr Maggie Chen, associate professor of engineering at Texas State University, has spent the last 15 years researching the best materials to create durable and...

Nov 18, 2019

Tuning quantum materials with hydrogen gas

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Researchers at TU Delft have discovered a method to stretch and compress quantum materials using hydrogen gas. They demonstrated this effect using a tiny string of a material called tungsten trioxide, which acts as a sponge for hydrogen. The resea...

Nov 18, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: A cheaper way to scale up atomic layer deposition

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) involves stacking layers of atoms on top of each other like pancakes. The atoms come from a vaporized material called a precursor. ASD is a well-established technique for...

Nov 18, 2019

Breakthrough boosts performance of sodium-sulfur batteries

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Researchers from the University of Wollongong have manufactured a nanomaterial that acts as a superior cathode for room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries, making them a more attractive option for large-scale energy storage.

Nov 18, 2019

A single-digit-micrometer thickness wood speaker

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In a recent report on Nature Communications, Wentao Gan and a team of researchers at the departments of materials science and engineering in the U.S. have detailed the use of an ultrathin film of natural wood to create an audio speaker. The constr...

Nov 18, 2019

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