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QUANT-NET’s testbed innovations: reimagining the quantum network – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Joe McEntee visits the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to learn about QUANT-NET's plan to create a quantum network tested for distributed quantum computing applications The post QUANT-NET’s testbed innovations: reimagining the quantum n...

Dec 23, 2023

Spiking Nano-oscillators Provide New Insight into Quantum Materials and Advanced Computing

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Many functions of the human body operate in sync, such as the coordination of our arms and legs when walking or how the different lobes of our brain work together to process information. Synchronicity also exists in engineered systems such as the ...

Dec 23, 2023

Quantum Computing’s Hard, Cold Reality Check

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The quantum computer revolution may be further off and more limited than many have been led to believe. That’s the message coming from a small but vocal set of prominent skeptics in and around the emerging quantum computing industry.

Dec 22, 2023

Chips to Compute With Encrypted Data Are Coming

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

It’s not just a throwaway line from TV thrillers. It’s becoming the goal of computer security, and a technology that can make it a reality has arrived. Called fully homomorphic encryption, or FHE, it allows software to compute on encrypted data wi...

Dec 22, 2023

Unimolecular self-assembled hemicyanine-oleic acid conjugate acts to eliminate cancer stem cells: Study

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a rare population of cells in tumor tissues that drive tumorigenesis, recurrence, and metastasis. Therefore, the development of anti-tumor therapies that can eliminate CSCs has significant implications for cancer treat...

Dec 22, 2023

A sweater made from new aerogel fiber tests warmer than one made from down

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of chemical engineers and materials scientists at Zhejiang University in China has developed a new type of aerogel fiber that has proven to be warmer than down when woven into a sweater. In their paper published in the journal Science, the ...

Dec 22, 2023

Nanoparticle-Delivered RNA Reduces Neuroinflammation in Lab Tests

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

MIT researchers find that in mice and human cell cultures, lipid nanoparticles can deliver a potential therapy for inflammation in the brain, a prominent symptom in Alzheimer’s.

Dec 22, 2023

Stolt Tankers applies graphene coating technology to the hull of a chemical tanker

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Earlier this year, Stolt Tankers entered an agreement with Graphite Innovations & Technology (GIT) for graphene-based marine coating to be applied on 25 ships. Now, Stolt Tankers has announced it is the first shipping company to apply a cu...

Dec 22, 2023

Applying MXene to quantum dot photovoltaic cells simultaneously increases efficiency and stability

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers improved quantum dot photovoltaic cell efficiency by introducing MXene with organic solvent dispersible polycatechol, enhancing charge rearrangement and thermal stability, and increasing power conversion efficiency from 12.8% to 13.6%.

Dec 22, 2023

Simple, sustainable path unlocked to long-sought superior carbon nanotube materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists leverage organic purpurin dye in sustainable aqueous processing method to effectively exfoliate SWCNT bundles, creating long-sought superior CNT materials with concurrently enhanced electrical conductivity, mechanical durability, and op...

Dec 22, 2023

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