Jigang Wang offered a quick walk-around of a new sort of microscope that can help researchers understand—and ultimately develop—the inner workings of quantum computing.
Superconductivity
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With atomic precision, scientists built a testbed to manipulate electrons in entirely new ways with potential applications in quantum computing.
Nanophysics
Nov 29, 2022
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As the size of modern technology shrinks down to the nanoscale, weird quantum effects—such as quantum tunneling, superposition, and entanglement—become prominent. This opens the door to a new era of quantum technologies, ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 26, 2022
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A team of quantum computer physicists at UNSW Sydney has engineered a quantum processor at the atomic scale to simulate the behavior of a small organic molecule, solving a challenge set some 60 years ago by theoretical physicist ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 23, 2022
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The silicon-based computer chips that power our modern devices require vast amounts of energy to operate. Despite ever-improving computing efficiency, information technology is projected to consume around 25% of all primary ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 22, 2022
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Michigan State University chemists are discovering new information to help remediate "forever chemicals" by showing for the first time how they interact with soil at the molecular level.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2022
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Mathematicians at the University of Leicester have developed a new mathematical model which could greatly increase the efficiency of pest control and hence significantly reduce the impact of pests on crops whilst minimizing ...
Ecology
Feb 10, 2022
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The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA.
Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2021
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The Hubble Space Telescope has been hit with computer trouble, with all astronomical viewing halted, NASA said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2021
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The design of molecular systems on surfaces is crucial for the fundamental understanding of electronic transport. The development of molecular electronics, spintronic devices and quantum computation will only happen along ...
Nanophysics
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