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Quantum computers may finally have their first real practical use

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Methods to generate the random numbers we need for secure communications are all flawed in some way, but quantum computers that exist today could produce random numbers that can't be faked

Mar 18, 2023

Researchers develop graphene/silicon carbide catalyst for selective CO2 to ethanol conversion

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A research team, led by Profs. Chen Wei and Wei Wei from the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a novel graphene/silicon carbide (SiC) catalyst for efficient CO2 photoelectroreduction to e...

Mar 18, 2023

Quantum breakthrough paves the way for world-first experimental wormhole

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

One of the first practical applications of the much-hyped but little-used quantum computing technology is now within reach,

Mar 18, 2023

Qubits put new spin on magnetism: Boosting applications of quantum computers: Experiments on a quantum annealing computer 'let the matter talk to you'

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Research using a quantum computer as the physical platform for quantum experiments has found a way to design and characterize tailor-made magnetic objects using quantum bits, or qubits. That opens up a new approach to develop new materials and rob...

Mar 17, 2023

Carbon nanotube films as ultrasensitive photodetectors: Progress and challenges

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (s-SWCNTs) are being used to develop a third generation of optimized shortwave infrared photodetectors that will improve pixel size, weight, power consumption, performance and cost over photodetectors ...

Mar 17, 2023

Breaking bonds: Double-helix unzipping reveals DNA physics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Accurately reconstructing how the parts of a complex molecular are held together knowing only how the molecule distorts and breaks up—this was the challenge taken on by a research team led by SISSA's Cristian Micheletti and recently published...

Mar 17, 2023

Qubits put new spin on magnetism: Boosting applications of quantum computers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Research using a quantum computer as the physical platform for quantum experiments has found a way to design and characterize tailor-made magnetic objects using quantum bits, or qubits. That opens up a new approach to develop new materials and rob...

Mar 17, 2023

New machine-learning approach identifies one molecule in a billion selectively, with graphene sensors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene's 2D nature, single molecule sensitivity, low noise, and high carrier concentration have generated a lot of interest in its application in gas sensors. However, due to its inherent non-selectivity, and huge p-doping in atmospheric ai...

Mar 17, 2023

How to choose the best TV for gaming right now

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Finding a suitable TV for your PlayStation or Xbox used to require a careful look at spec sheets. But that’s not the case these days as the best TVs for gaming are usually the best TVs you can buy, period. While nobody needs a fancy TV to enjoy a ...

Mar 17, 2023

Novel therapeutic eradicates gastric cancer in treated mice

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

A novel cancer therapeutic, combining antibody fragments with molecularly engineered nanoparticles, permanently eradicated gastric cancer in treated mice, a multi-institutional team of researchers found.

Mar 17, 2023

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