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Researchers Aim to Design Quantum Sensors to Facilitate Progress of Unmanned Vehicles

Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) are developing quantum sensors that could transform navigation and communications in autonomous and unmanned vehicles.

4 Feb 2019

High-Performance Computing Enables Real-Time Observation of Atoms Interacting in Materials

Regardless of whether it is optimized energy storage, high-temperature superconductors, bendable metals, or fabrics that can completely wick liquids, materials scientists investigate and perceive the physics behind atoms that interact in solids to eventually find ways to enhance materials used in all aspects of the everyday life.

4 Feb 2019

TOCHA Project Aims to Harness Topological Concepts for Lossless Information Flow in Next-Generation Devices

A consortium of nine leading institutions from six European countries is being launched by the European Project “Dissipationless topological channels for information transfer and quantum metrology” (TOCHA).

1 Feb 2019

Astronomers Chart the Environment Around J1820, a Stellar-Mass Black Hole

The environment around a stellar-mass black hole, with a mass equal to 10 times that of the Sun, has been charted by astronomers, using NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) payload on board the International Space Station.

31 Jan 2019

Study Sheds Light on the Quantum Effects of Superconductivity

Latest discoveries are redefining the way people think about superconductivity. At TU Wien (Vienna), experiments underscore the unique role of immobile charge carriers that act as a “glue,” which, in turn, makes superconductivity feasible.

30 Jan 2019

Novel Testing Ground for Quantum Systems Could Pave the Way for Advancements in Spintronics

Scientists have formed an innovative testing ground for quantum systems, where specific particle interactions can be virtually turned on and off, prospectively opening the door for advancements in spintronics.

30 Jan 2019

Researchers Create Tiny Refrigerator Just Three Atoms in Size

Scientists in Singapore have developed a refrigerator with a size equivalent to just three atoms.

30 Jan 2019

Efforts to Develop Futuristic Quantum Internet

Scientists at the University of Toronto Engineering have shown proof-of-concept for a device that could act as the mainstay of a future quantum Internet.

29 Jan 2019

Dutch Scientists Develop the First Quantum Photonic Processor Based on Silicon Nitride Waveguides

Dutch scientists have developed the world’s first quantum photonic processor based on silicon nitride waveguides. The prominent research team includes Dr Jelmer Renema and Professors Willem Vos, Ad Lagendijk, Pepijn Pinkse, and Klaus Boller.

29 Jan 2019

Optimization of Quantum Key Distribution Could Improve Secure Encryption of Information

Although quantum key distribution (QKD) is the most sophisticated quantum technology, currently, the secure encryption of information units using this method is limited by the capacity of the channel to share or send secret bits.

29 Jan 2019

New Theory to Revolutionize Low-Temperature Physics Could Find Use in Emerging Quantum Technologies

A novel concept has been developed by researchers for recording the lowest temperatures ever determined, with the highest precision enabled by the laws of Nature.

28 Jan 2019

New Scalable, Cost-Effective Approach to Synthesize TMD Quantum Dots

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) nanomaterials like molybdenite (MoS2), with a structure similar to graphene, have been accepted as futuristic materials for their broad array of potential applications in sensors, biomedicine, photodetectors, catalysts, and energy storage devices.

28 Jan 2019

Researchers Devise Novel Technique for Raising Transition Temperature of Superconducting Materials

Scientists at the University of Houston have come up with an innovative way to increase the transition temperature of superconducting materials, boosting the temperature at which the superconductors can function.

28 Jan 2019

Curtin Study Suggests Moon Rocks Sent There from Earth by Ancient Asteroid

Curtin University research into lunar rock samples retrieved by astronauts almost 50 years ago has found one of the samples may be originally from Earth, thrown into space when an asteroid struck our planet billions of years ago.

25 Jan 2019

New Prototype Device Developed for Rapid Control of Plasma Disruptions During Fusion Reactions in Tokamaks

Researchers who seek to capture and control the fusion energy—the process powering the stars and the sun—on Earth are faced with the risk of disruptions, that is, unexpected events that can interrupt fusion reactions and cause damage to the facilities known as tokamaks in which they are housed.

25 Jan 2019

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Researchers Aim to Design Quantum Sensors to Facilitate Progress of Unmanned Vehicles

High-Performance Computing Enables Real-Time Observation of Atoms Interacting in Materials

TOCHA Project Aims to Harness Topological Concepts for Lossless Information Flow in Next-Generation Devices

Astronomers Chart the Environment Around J1820, a Stellar-Mass Black Hole

Study Sheds Light on the Quantum Effects of Superconductivity

Novel Testing Ground for Quantum Systems Could Pave the Way for Advancements in Spintronics

Researchers Create Tiny Refrigerator Just Three Atoms in Size

Efforts to Develop Futuristic Quantum Internet

Dutch Scientists Develop the First Quantum Photonic Processor Based on Silicon Nitride Waveguides

Optimization of Quantum Key Distribution Could Improve Secure Encryption of Information

New Theory to Revolutionize Low-Temperature Physics Could Find Use in Emerging Quantum Technologies

New Scalable, Cost-Effective Approach to Synthesize TMD Quantum Dots

Researchers Devise Novel Technique for Raising Transition Temperature of Superconducting Materials

Curtin Study Suggests Moon Rocks Sent There from Earth by Ancient Asteroid

New Prototype Device Developed for Rapid Control of Plasma Disruptions During Fusion Reactions in Tokamaks

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