A new atomic device sends high-fidelity quantum information over fiber optic networks. Researchers have unveiled a new way to connect quantum devices over long distances, a necessary step toward allowing the technology to play a role in future com...
Aug 30, 2023
Researchers at Concordia have developed a new system using tiny nanosensors called carbon dots to detect the presence of the widely used chemical glyphosate. Their research, titled "Ratiometric Sensing of Glyphosate in Water Using Dual Fluore...
Aug 30, 2023
Usually, electromagnetic waves pass through each other unseen and undisturbed. Getting light beams to notice each other is no easy task. Typically, scientists must coax them into interacting via complex materials. Now, physicists at the City Unive...
Aug 30, 2023
Scientists use carbon dots to identify tiny amounts of glyphosate in liquid solutions.
Aug 30, 2023
Researchers have developed a new approach to building quantum repeaters, devices that can link quantum computers over long distances. The new system transmits low-loss signals over optical fiber using light in the telecom band, a longstanding goal...
Aug 30, 2023
Molecular photoswitches that can both convert and store energy could be used to make solar energy harvesting more efficient. A team of researchers has used a quantum computing method to find a particularly efficient molecular structure for this pu...
Aug 30, 2023
As the world's largest graphene production and consumption country, China is playing an important role in promoting the graphene industry to a new height. For instance, Chinese scientific research teams have made important breakthroughs in gr...
Aug 30, 2023
Nanofitins, which are derived from a protein found in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius—an archaeal microorganism found in hot springs—successfully neutralized SARS-CoV-2 in mice and were well-tolerated. When inhaled by the rodents, the engineered nanofit...
Aug 30, 2023
The diminishing conventional energy resources based on fossil fuels and their related environmental consequences have drawn attention around the world toward the development of renewable energy resources. These renewable energy resources may not f...
Aug 30, 2023
Attosecond Photonics Attosecond photonics allows for deeper insights into material dynamics on ultra-short time-scales and with nanometer-resolution. The field could eventually lead to a considerable number of applications in ultrafast, petahertz...
Aug 30, 2023
