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New material shows high potential for quantum computing

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A joint team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is getting closer to confirming the existence of an exotic quantum particle called Majorana fermion, crucial for fault-tolerant qu...

Jun 28, 2019

New material shows high potential for quantum computing: Research team focuses on quantum phenomena in gold

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists are getting closer to confirming the existence of an exotic quantum particle called Majorana fermion, crucial for fault-tolerant quantum computing -- the kind of quantum computing that addresses errors during its operation.

Jun 28, 2019

Prototype Could be Used to Connect Quantum Computers

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Physicists from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) used a mechanical oscillator to produce entangled radiation. According to the research team, this is the first time a mechanical object has been used to create entangled...

Jun 28, 2019

Confirmation of old theory leads to new breakthrough in superconductor science

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists at Harvard have developed a superconductor that is only one nanometer thick. By studying fluctuations in this ultra-thin material as it transitions into superconductivity, the scientists gained insight into the processes that drive supe...

Jun 28, 2019

Confirmation of old theory leads to new breakthrough in superconductor science

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Scientists have developed a superconductor that is only one nanometer thick. By studying fluctuations in this ultra-thin material as it transitions into superconductivity, the scientists gained insight into the processes that drive superconductivi...

Jun 28, 2019

Artificial DNA can control release of active ingredients from drugs

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A drug with three active ingredients that are released in sequence at specific times: What was once a pharmacologist's dream is now much closer to reality. With a combination of hydrogels and artificial DNA, nanoparticles can be released in s...

Jun 28, 2019

Medicines made of solid gold to help the immune system

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By testing a variety of gold nanoparticles, researchers are providing first evidence of their impact upon human B lymphocytes -- the immune cells responsible for antibody production. The use of these nanoparticles is expected to improve the effica...

Jun 28, 2019

Utrafast magnetism: Electron-phonon interactions examined at BESSY II

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How fast can a magnet switch its orientation and what are the microscopic mechanisms at play? These questions are of first importance for the development of data storage and computer chips. Now, an HZB team at BESSY II has for the first time been ...

Jun 28, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: New technology gives insight into how nanomaterials form and grow: Researchers examine �living� nanomaterials for first time

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Researcher: Until now, we could only look at dead, static nanomaterials New technology could revolutionize nanoscience similar to how live cell imaging revolutionized biology Team used new te...

Jun 28, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Nanometrics and Rudolph Technologies to Jointly Participate in the 11th Annual CEO Investor Summit 2019

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Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ: NANO), a leading provider of advanced process control metrology and software analytics, and Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RTEC), a leading provider of semiconduct...

Jun 28, 2019

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