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Sound-based quantum computers could be built using chip-sized device

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A chip-sized device can manipulate particles of sound in a way that mimics how particles of light are used in light-based quantum computers, opening the door for building sound-based quantum computers

Jun 8, 2023

Intel Is All-In on Back-Side Power

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

There’s a lot of risk in deploying new technology for cutting-edge computer chips. So Intel executives were understandably cautious in executing a plan that next year simultaneously introduces both a new transistor—RibbonFET—and a new way of power...

Jun 8, 2023

Guinness World Records pipetting

Delft University of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

On Saturday 3 June 2023, 276 participants took part in the attempt to set the Guinness World Records pipetting, organised by Nanobiology students from Delft University of Technology and Erasmus MC. Within only 5 minutes the volunteers managed to s...

Jun 8, 2023

Nanomedicine: Using a patient's immune cells to prevent the spread of cancer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The fact that our immune systems capture and destroy nanoparticles and the drugs they carry has been a problem in the field of nanomedicine for some time. But, in the fight against cancer, researchers are now attempting to exploit this problem to ...

Jun 8, 2023

Researchers 'split' phonons in step toward new type of quantum computer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

When we listen to our favorite song, what sounds like a continuous wave of music is actually transmitted as tiny packets of quantum particles called phonons.

Jun 8, 2023

A novel method for squeezing molecules together could significantly reduce chemical manufacturing waste and its negative environmental impacts

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using nanotechnology, scientists have used mechanochemistry to develop a scalable, sustainable technique that would be more energy- and cost-efficient than current chemical manufacturing methods.

Jun 8, 2023

How Schrödinger's cat makes better qubits

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computing uses the principles of quantum mechanics to encode and elaborate data, meaning that it could one day solve computational problems that are intractable with current computers. While the latter work with bits, which represent eithe...

Jun 8, 2023

Schrödinger's cat makes better qubits

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Drawing from Schrodinger's cat thought experiment, scientists have built a 'critical cat code' qubit that uses bosons to store and process information in a way that is more reliable and resistant to errors than previous qubit designs.

Jun 8, 2023

Confinement effects of carbon nanotubes on polyoxometalate clusters enhance electrochemical energy storage

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered ideal electrochemical energy storage materials due to their high electrical conductivity, large theoretical surface area, and good chemical stability.

Jun 8, 2023

A Potential Treatment for Glioblastoma Using Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A novel nanoparticle treatment for glioblastoma has been developed by Northwestern Medicine investigators, as per research published in Nature Communications.

Jun 8, 2023

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