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Quantum computing: A new way to count qubits

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a new technique for measuring the state of quantum bits, or qubits, in a quantum computer.

Sep 24, 2018

D-Wave Systems Publishes Quantum Computer Study

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computing systems developer D-Wave Systems Inc. has published a study demonstrating a topological phase transition using its 2048-qubit annealing quantum computer. This complex quantum simulation of materials is a major step toward reduc...

Sep 24, 2018

Perovskite/CIGS tandem cell with record efficiency of 24.6 percent

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Today at the EU PVSEC conference, imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technologies, presents a thin-film tandem solar cell consisting of a top perovskite cell developed by Imec within the part...

Sep 24, 2018

Screen-printed, large-area nPERT solar cells surpass 23 percent efficiency

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

At today's EU PVSEC conference, imec—the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technology and partner in EnergyVille—announced that its latest generation of large-area monofacial screen-printed rear-...

Sep 24, 2018

International effort to uncover properties of polymer nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

From photonics to pharmaceuticals, materials made with polymer nanoparticles hold promise for products of the future. However, there are still gaps in understanding the properties of these tiny plastic-like particles.

Sep 24, 2018

New insight into properties of polymer nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have uncovered new insights about polymer nanoparticles including properties such as surface mobility, glass transition temperature and elastic modulus.

Sep 24, 2018

New insight into properties of polymer nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have uncovered new insights about polymer nanoparticles including properties such as surface mobility, glass transition temperature and elastic modulus.

Sep 24, 2018

MIT's lithium-carbon dioxide battery generates power and solidifies carbon

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

As the world warms up, it's becoming increasingly obvious that we can't just keep belching all our carbon dioxide out into the atmosphere. Scientists are searching for ways to pluck it out of the air and stash it underground, sto...

Sep 24, 2018

Breakthrough in blending metals—precise control of multimetallic one-nanometer cluster formation achieved

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers in Japan have found a way to create innovative materials by blending metals with precision control. Their approach, based on a concept called atom hybridization, opens up an unexplored area of chemistry that could lead to the developme...

Sep 24, 2018

Team uses nanotechnology to create clot-less stent

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

A group of University of Iowa researchers with expertise in neuroscience, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, biomedical engineering, and nanofabrication

Sep 24, 2018

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