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New Technique Unlocks Ancient History of Earth from Grains of Sand

Curtin researchers have developed a new technique by studying the age of ancient grains of sand from beaches, rivers and rocks from around the world to reveal previously hidden details of the Earth’s distant geological past.

1 Mar 2022

Using 2D Layered Materials to Develop Powerful Quantum Light Sources

Due to their unique properties, 2D materials, which consist of a single layer of atoms, are increasingly being used in optoelectronic devices, as quantum light sources and in integrated circuits. Research into the quantum technologies enabled by 2D materials has been advancing rapidly since 2015, with further potential for yet further advances.

1 Feb 2022

Quantum Dots Increase the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

Perovskites are hybrid compounds made from metal halides and organic constituents. They show great potential in a range of applications, e.g. LED lights, lasers, and photodetectors, but their major contribution is in solar cells, where they are poised to overtake the market from their silicon counterparts.

21 Jan 2022

Semiconductor Spin Qubits Gain More Credibility by Surpassing the 99% Barrier for Two-Qubit Gate Fidelity

Researchers at QuTech—a collaboration between the Delft University of Technology and TNO—have taken an important step for semiconductor spin qubits by surpassing the 99% barrier for two-qubit gate fidelity.

20 Jan 2022

Out of this World Experiment Lands in Space

A world-first – or solar system-first – archaeological project has this week begun on the International Space Station.

18 Jan 2022

Too Much Heavy Metal Stops Stars Producing

Stars are giant factories that produce most of the elements in the Universe – including the elements in us, and in the Earth’s metal deposits. But what stars produce changes over time.

12 Jan 2022

Study Finds a New Way to Manipulate Auger Recombination Process in Quantum Dots

Quantum Dot (QD) is a nanometer-sized semiconductor nanocrystal that has unique optical properties such as the ability to emit light in the range of optical frequencies depending on its size.

6 Jan 2022

Quantum-Probe Field Microscopy for Imaging Ultrafast Electric Waveforms

Microscopic electric fields govern a remarkable variety of phenomena in condensed matter and their ultrafast evolutions drive plasmonics, phononics and highspeed nanoelectronics. Access to high-frequency electric waveforms is of crucial importance to diverse disciplines in nanoscience and technology, yet, microscopic measurements are still severely limited.

5 Jan 2022

Space Dust Analysis Could Solve Mystery of the Origins of Earth’s Water

An international team of scientists may have solved a key mystery about the origins of the Earth’s water, after uncovering persuasive new evidence pointing to an unlikely culprit - the Sun.

30 Dec 2021

Development of a Flexible Memory Device by Introducing Zero-Dimensional Quantum Dots

A two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial-based flexible memory device is a critical element in the next-generation wearable market because it plays a crucial role in data storage, processing, and communication.

8 Dec 2021

Quantum Dots News

New Technique Unlocks Ancient History of Earth from Grains of Sand

Using 2D Layered Materials to Develop Powerful Quantum Light Sources

Quantum Dots Increase the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

Semiconductor Spin Qubits Gain More Credibility by Surpassing the 99% Barrier for Two-Qubit Gate Fidelity

Out of this World Experiment Lands in Space

Too Much Heavy Metal Stops Stars Producing

Study Finds a New Way to Manipulate Auger Recombination Process in Quantum Dots

Quantum-Probe Field Microscopy for Imaging Ultrafast Electric Waveforms

Space Dust Analysis Could Solve Mystery of the Origins of Earth’s Water

Development of a Flexible Memory Device by Introducing Zero-Dimensional Quantum Dots

Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

LabOne Q: An Intuitive Software Framework for Scalable Quantum Computing

ORCA-Quest qCMOS Camera by Hamamatsu

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Repeat-Until-Success Algorithm for Quantum Gate Decomposition

Researchers Exploit the Color Centers in Diamond to Enhance Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Processes for NMR Applications

Application of Electro-Optic Phase Modulator in Pound-Drever Hall Technique for Laser Frequency Stabilization

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Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

1First High-Res Map of Massive Explosion in NGC 4383

2Breakthrough for Next-Generation Quantum Computing

3Quantum Observer Paradox: Extending Measurement Disturbance

4Quantum Linear Solvers for Redundant Baseline Calibration

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