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New Loss Mitigation Technique Paves the Way for Perfect Optical Resonators

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Optical resonators are used in everything from familiar laser pointers to cutting-edge photonic quantum computers. But they all suffer from losses that degrade their performance. Researchers at Aalto University have now developed a way to prevent ...

Sep 12, 2023

Atomically-Precise Quantum Antidots Via Vacancy Self-Assembly

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National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists demonstrated a conceptual breakthrough by fabricating atomically precise quantum antidots (QAD) using self-assembled single vacancies (SVs) in a two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide...

Sep 12, 2023

Kanazawa University Research: Researchers Define a Protocol for Narrow Cantilever Fabrication and High-Resolution Imaging of Living Cells Using AFM

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Researchers at Kanazawa University report in STAR Protocols procedural details and tips for nanoendoscopy-AFM, for capturing images of nanoscale structures inside living cells.

Sep 12, 2023

Nanostores are the backbone of emerging economies, but they need stronger supply chains

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Small independent shops are the backbone of emerging economies. Supporting the supply chains of these so-called "nanostores" is crucial for both shopkeepers and the local consumers who depend on them for food and other necessities, argue...

Sep 11, 2023

Researchers make a significant step towards reliably processing quantum information

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Using laser light, researchers have developed the most robust method currently known to control individual qubits made of the chemical element barium. The ability to reliably control a qubit is an important achievement for realizing future functio...

Sep 11, 2023

Physicists create powerful magnets to de-freeze quantum computing

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Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionize the world, allowing massive health and science computation problems to be solved exponentially faster than by classic computing. But quantum computers have a big drawback—they can only operate i...

Sep 11, 2023

Nano droplets go skiing at high temperatures

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Currently, many (nano)structures are grown in layers, one above the other, but their ordering on the atomic scale is generally far from perfect. Researchers from the University of Twente have aimed for a better understanding of these processes tha...

Sep 11, 2023

Hybrid nanoparticles shine new light on targeting cancer cells

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Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a new approach to potentially detect and kill cancer cells, especially those that form a solid tumor mass. They have created hybrid nanoparticles made of gold and copper sulfide t...

Sep 11, 2023

Swedish Company Delivers First Quantum Chips to Clients

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The Gothenburg based company ConScience AB has delivered its first quantum technology components to a US based quantum computing company.

Sep 11, 2023

Hydration matters: The interaction patterns of water and oxide crystals revealed

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In a study recently published in the journal Nanoscale, researchers from Kanazawa University and AGC Inc. use three-dimensional atomic force microscopy to study the hydrated form and structure of commonly occurring oxide crystals.

Sep 11, 2023

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