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Study Finds Double Layers of Graphene Exhibit Superconductivity Under Very Specific Conditions

Researchers from HZB have discovered that double layers of graphene have a property that might enable them conduct current without any resistance. They investigated the bandstructure at BESSY II using very high resolution ARPES and were able detect a flat area at an astonishing location.

12 Nov 2018

New Study on Superfluorescence Could Enable Future Developments in Quantum Computing, LED Lighting

Superfluorescence is a phenomenon, where excited photo-emitters can cooperate and radiate at the same time. This effect with long-range ordered nanocrystal superlattices has now been created by scientists from Empa and ETH Zurich, along with coworkers from IBM Research Zurich.

9 Nov 2018

Using Ball-Milling and Reactive Fusion to Create Materials that Exhibit Innovative Quantum Properties

Layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), which are materials formed of metal nanolayers interposed between two other layers of chalcogens, have gained considerable attention from the research community owing to their potential to exfoliate into 2D single layers.

8 Nov 2018

Protocol for Certifying a Quantum Computer

Researchers funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation have prepared a protocol for examining if quantum computer components are functioning as they should. This would be a crucial step in making the promise of quantum computing—including unparalleled computing power—a reality.

7 Nov 2018

Researchers Observe Super-Heated Magnetosphere Around White Dwarf

An international group of astronomers has found out a very hot magnetosphere around a white dwarf, a remnant of a star similar to the Sun, thereby solving a decades-old mystery.

7 Nov 2018

Physicists Integrate Elements for Performing Quantum Error Correction in Single Experiment

It is possible to manipulate the existing quantum systems with extremely high, but not flawless precision. At present, physicists from ETH have shown the way to monitor and correct errors that occur at the time of such operations.

7 Nov 2018

Researchers Seek Ways to Increase Information Capacity of Complex Quantum Systems

The experimental command over complex quantum systems is highly essential for future technologies such as quantum encryption and quantum computers.

5 Nov 2018

Novel Silicon Chip Can Lead to More Secure Communications and Improved Sensing Capabilities for Soldiers

A pristine quantum light source with the capability to ensure more secure communications and optimized sensing capabilities for Soldiers has been developed by scientists from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Joint Quantum Institute.

2 Nov 2018

Reef RangerBot Becomes ‘LarvalBot’ to Spread Coral Babies

QUT’s reef protector robot is set to become ‘mother’ to hundreds of millions of baby corals in a special delivery coinciding with this month’s annual coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef.

2 Nov 2018

Synchronised Telescope Dance Puts Limits on Mysterious Flashes in the Sky

Two outback radio telescopes synchronised to observe the same point of sky have discovered more about one of the Universe’s most mysterious events in new research published today.

2 Nov 2018

Sci-Fi Inspired Tractor Beam Helps Researchers Boldly Go Where None Have Gone Before

A light driven energy trap similar to tractor beams used to capture spaceships in science fiction movies such as Star Trek and Star Wars has been developed by researchers in South Australia.

2 Nov 2018

Research Grant to Develop Chip-Integrated Devices for Large-Scale Deployment of Quantum Communication Systems

It is highly secure to distribute information through quantum communication since it is dependent on the quantum nature of single photons, or basic particles of light, to render it impossible for anyone to eavesdrop and extract information.

1 Nov 2018

Cosmic “Bat Shadow” Could Convey Information About Invisible Phenomena that Occur in Space

On Earth, shadows could be a premonition or they can be mysterious. However, in space, they can offer information that is otherwise not known.

1 Nov 2018

New Quantum Dots Improve Cell Imaging

A team of scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Mayo Clinic have designed a unique type of molecular probe that can measure and count RNA in cells and tissue without organic dyes. The probe is based on the conventional fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) method, but it depends on compact quantum dots to illuminate molecules and diseased cells instead of fluorescent dyes.

31 Oct 2018

Researchers Develop Fastest Ever Rotor that Could Help Study Quantum Mechanics

Scientists have been successful in developing the fastest man-made rotor in the world, and this will assist them in studying quantum mechanics.

31 Oct 2018

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Study Finds Double Layers of Graphene Exhibit Superconductivity Under Very Specific Conditions

New Study on Superfluorescence Could Enable Future Developments in Quantum Computing, LED Lighting

Using Ball-Milling and Reactive Fusion to Create Materials that Exhibit Innovative Quantum Properties

Protocol for Certifying a Quantum Computer

Researchers Observe Super-Heated Magnetosphere Around White Dwarf

Physicists Integrate Elements for Performing Quantum Error Correction in Single Experiment

Researchers Seek Ways to Increase Information Capacity of Complex Quantum Systems

Novel Silicon Chip Can Lead to More Secure Communications and Improved Sensing Capabilities for Soldiers

Reef RangerBot Becomes ‘LarvalBot’ to Spread Coral Babies

Synchronised Telescope Dance Puts Limits on Mysterious Flashes in the Sky

Sci-Fi Inspired Tractor Beam Helps Researchers Boldly Go Where None Have Gone Before

Research Grant to Develop Chip-Integrated Devices for Large-Scale Deployment of Quantum Communication Systems

Cosmic “Bat Shadow” Could Convey Information About Invisible Phenomena that Occur in Space

New Quantum Dots Improve Cell Imaging

Researchers Develop Fastest Ever Rotor that Could Help Study Quantum Mechanics

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