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New Small, Ultra-Low-Power Quantum Atomic Clock Outperforms Current Standards

Prototype of the atomic clock (33 mm x 38 mm x 9 mm). A newly developed compact ULPAC, mounted on small satellites, automobiles, and smartphones, accelerates the realization of seamless and on-demand mobile communication networks. (Image credit: Kenichi Okada)

20 Feb 2019

Novel Spatiotemporal Imaging Technique Used to Explore Generation and Propagation of Excitons in 2D Materials

Excitons, which are electrically neutral quasiparticles, possess exceptional properties and occur only in insulating and semiconducting materials. They can be accessed easily in two-dimensional (2D) materials with a thickness of just a few atoms, such as molybdenite and carbon.

20 Feb 2019

SeeQC.EU Establishes Superconducting Quantum Technology R&D Labs at the University of Naples

SeeQC.EU, in close collaboration with Department of Physics of University of Naples Federico II, has established R&D laboratories at the Monte Sant'Angelo campus.

From SeeQC.EU 19 Feb 2019

First Kinetic Model of Plasma Particles Shows Fast Reconnection Could Occur in Partially Ionized Systems

Geomagnetic storms, northern lights, and solar flares that can disrupt electric power grids and cell phone service are caused by rapid magnetic reconnection—the fast convergence, isolation, and explosive snapping together of magnetic field lines.

19 Feb 2019

Scalability of Quantum Computing Discussed

The possibilities of quantum computing are plentiful: for years, it has been stated that it will break cryptography, make drug discovery a breeze, and accelerate database search. Scientists worldwide have fruitfully built quantum computers with dozens of quantum bits, but so as to deliver, they will need numerous more.

18 Feb 2019

Using Quantum Dots for Tracking Fate of Individual Pollen Grains from Flowers

At Stellenbosch University, a pollination biologist has been using quantum dots to track the destiny of individual pollen grains. This is proving to be pathbreaking in an area of research that has been affected by the lack of a universal technique for tracking pollen for more than a century.

15 Feb 2019

Novel Technique for Directly Writing Quantum Light Sources into Monolayer Semiconductors

Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have devised a technique for directly writing quantum light sources, emitting a single light photon at a time, into monolayer semiconductors like tungsten diselenide (WSe2).

15 Feb 2019

Superferromagnetism Achieved with Electric-Field Induced Strain

Data storage consumes a lot of energy in present-day’s magnetic media. A mixture of unique materials and the coupling between their properties could decrease the energy required to regulate magnetic memories, and so, contributing to a smaller carbon footprint of the IT sector.

15 Feb 2019

Understanding Basic Properties of Matter by Measuring Gravitational Waves Emitted by Merging Neutron Stars

Quarks are the minuscule building blocks of matter that do not occur alone in nature.

14 Feb 2019

Controlling Motion of Electrons Using Microwaves Could Help Improve Quantum Computing

The physical world around humans—including modern electronics, the function of which is dependent on the movement of negatively charged electrons—is made up of tiny moving particles.

13 Feb 2019

Measuring and Controlling Quantum Phenomena in Single Molecules to Achieve Innovations in Molecular Electronics

Observing the overwhelming developments in semiconductor technology, Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder, suggested that each year, the number of transistors on a chip will double

12 Feb 2019

Researchers Successfully Control Quantum Phenomena in a Custom-Designed Electrical Circuit

It is quantum physics that establishes the laws dominating the universe at the nanoscale. Hopefully, the potential to harness quantum phenomena will help in building machines similar to quantum computers, which are expected to carry out specific calculations in a relatively faster way when compared to traditional computers.

11 Feb 2019

Researchers Create High-End Flow Simulations for Better Understanding Turbulent Fluid Motion

Humans are dependent on liquid sprays for innumerable industrial processes that facilitate and enrich their everyday lives, for instance, developing machinery to water acres of farmland, devising the most efficient method for fuel injection in engines, or painting a car.

11 Feb 2019

UNSW Team Exploring Mining Water on the Moon

A team of UNSW Sydney engineers has an ambitious plan to prove the commercial viability of mining water from the moon to produce rocket fuel.

8 Feb 2019

Caltech’s Sophisticated Sky-Surveying Camera Discovers Near-Earth Asteroids and Supernovae

The latest sophisticated sky-surveying camera from Caltech started its operations at the Palomar Observatory in March 2018, the results of which are slowly emerging.

8 Feb 2019

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New Small, Ultra-Low-Power Quantum Atomic Clock Outperforms Current Standards

Novel Spatiotemporal Imaging Technique Used to Explore Generation and Propagation of Excitons in 2D Materials

SeeQC.EU Establishes Superconducting Quantum Technology R&D Labs at the University of Naples

First Kinetic Model of Plasma Particles Shows Fast Reconnection Could Occur in Partially Ionized Systems

Scalability of Quantum Computing Discussed

Using Quantum Dots for Tracking Fate of Individual Pollen Grains from Flowers

Novel Technique for Directly Writing Quantum Light Sources into Monolayer Semiconductors

Superferromagnetism Achieved with Electric-Field Induced Strain

Understanding Basic Properties of Matter by Measuring Gravitational Waves Emitted by Merging Neutron Stars

Controlling Motion of Electrons Using Microwaves Could Help Improve Quantum Computing

Measuring and Controlling Quantum Phenomena in Single Molecules to Achieve Innovations in Molecular Electronics

Researchers Successfully Control Quantum Phenomena in a Custom-Designed Electrical Circuit

Researchers Create High-End Flow Simulations for Better Understanding Turbulent Fluid Motion

UNSW Team Exploring Mining Water on the Moon

Caltech’s Sophisticated Sky-Surveying Camera Discovers Near-Earth Asteroids and Supernovae

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1 Novel Technique for Directly Writing Quantum Light Sources into Monolayer Semiconductors

2 Researchers Successfully Control Quantum Phenomena in a Custom-Designed Electrical Circuit

3 Scalability of Quantum Computing Discussed

4 Novel Spatiotemporal Imaging Technique Used to Explore Generation and Propagation of Excitons in 2D Materials

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