One challenge to making photon-based quantum computing practical is finding a way to manipulate and measure the thousands of qubits that are needed to process extremely large data sets. A multi-institutional research team has now demonstrated a wa...
Mar 6, 2019
For the Kerker effect to occur, particles need to have electric and magnetic polarizabilities of the same strength. This, however, is very challenging to achieve, as magnetic optical resonances in small particles are relatively weak. Researchers a...
Mar 6, 2019
Bacterial biofilms are typically the target of heavy-duty cleaning regimens, but these films aren't always bad news. In fact, growing them on thin sheets of nanofibers is a great way to produce a fermented milk product that can deliver hardy ...
Mar 6, 2019
For the first time, scientists have proved a new method to carry out functions vital to future computation three orders of magnitude faster than existing commercial devices. The team headed by...
Mar 6, 2019
An affordable, heavy metal- and odor-free method for making hollow polymer nanostructures has been designed by A*STAR researchers. These structures could find use as delivery systems for personal care products, drugs and agrochemicals.
Mar 6, 2019
A research team, headed by Dr Nazmul Karim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov at The University of Manchester, has come up with a novel technique to create scalable yarns based on graphene. A...
Mar 6, 2019
When you're skiing down a mountain or driving a car, it helps to be able to see where you're going – but your goggles, glasses and windshield can fog up if there's a difference in temperature or humidity. Though there are wa...
Mar 6, 2019
Scientists have experimentally realized a plasmonic aerosol by efficiently transitioning liquid suspensions of gold nanorods into the gas phase and simultaneously measuring their optical spectra. They demonstrated that these aerosols are optically...
Mar 6, 2019
Scientists from the Higher School of Economics, Manchester University, the Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology have developed a novel technology, which combines the fabrication...
Mar 6, 2019
Physicists from the University of Sheffield have discovered that when two atomically thin graphene-like materials are placed on top of each other their properties change, and a material with novel hybrid properties emerges, paving the way for desi...
Mar 6, 2019
