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Future of Quantum Computing from Giant and Pioneer in the field | NextBigFuture.com

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Seth Lloyd contributed a lot of the basic science and theory of a lot of Quantum computing. Seth developed the design of adiabatic computing in 2002 which was implemented by D-Wave Systems in 2006 and continues to be a growing commercial business....

Oct 18, 2018

Quantum dots: evolving downconverter technology beyond phosphors? eeNews Europe

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Quantum dots (QDs) are often billed as the ultimate, or at least as the next generation of, phosphors. The main driver often is the QDs' ability to act as ultra-narrowband downconverters, resulting in extremely wide colour gamut displa...

Oct 18, 2018

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Oct 18, 2018

Nanocages in the lab and in the computer: How DNA-based dendrimers transport nanoparticles

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How to create nanocages, i.e., robust and stable objects with regular voids and tunable properties? Short segments of DNA molecules are perfect candidates for the controllable design of novel complex structures. Physicists investigated methodologi...

Oct 18, 2018

Roadmap for quantum internet development

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Researchers have published a comprehensive guide towards a quantum internet. It describes six phases, starting with simple networks of qubits that could already enable secure quantum communications -- a phase that could be reality in the near futu...

Oct 18, 2018

First proof of quantum computer advantage

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Quantum computers promise to revolutionize the future of computing. Scientists have now demonstrated for the first time that quantum computers do indeed offer advantages over conventional computers. They developed a quantum circuit that can solve ...

Oct 18, 2018

3D-printed supercapacitor electrode breaks records in lab tests: Advances in supercapacitor technology could lead to wider use of fast-charging energy storage devices and novel designs for electronic gadgets

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Scientists have reported unprecedented performance results for a supercapacitor electrode. The researchers fabricated electrodes using a printable graphene aerogel to build a porous three-dimensional scaffold loaded with pseudocapacitive material....

Oct 18, 2018

Insight into how nanoparticles interact with biological systems: Findings can help scientists engineer nanoparticles that are 'benign by design'

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Personal electronic devices are a growing source of the world's electronic waste. Many of these products use nanomaterials, but little is known about how nanoparticles interact with the environment. Now chemists have discovered that when cert...

Oct 18, 2018

Breakthrough in accessing the tiny magnet within the core of a single atom

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Researchers at the Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea have made a major scientific breakthrough by detecting the nuclear magnetism, or "nuclear spin" of a single atom. In an i...

Oct 18, 2018

First proof of quantum computer advantage

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For many years, quantum computers were not much more than an idea. Today, companies, governments and intelligence agencies are investing in the development of quantum technology. Robert König, professor for the theory of complex quantum systems at...

Oct 18, 2018

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