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Quantum Physics May 26, 2023

Skepticism about Microsoft results regarding robust quantum bits

In March 2022, Microsoft published research results about the realization of a special type of particle that might be used to make particularly robust quantum bits. Researchers at the University of Basel are now calling these ...

Bio & Medicine May 19, 2023

AI powers second-skin-like wearable tech

A new ultra-thin skinpatch with nanotechnology able to monitor 11 human health signals has been developed by researchers at Monash University.

Nanophysics May 19, 2023

Topologically structured light detects the position of nano-objects with atomic resolution

Optical imaging and metrology techniques are key tools for research rooted in biology, medicine and nanotechnology. While these techniques have recently become increasingly advanced, the resolutions they achieve are still ...

Nanophysics May 9, 2023

Engineering self-integrated atomic quantum wires to form nano-networks

Quantum advances rely on the production of nanoscale wires that are based on several state-of-the-art nanolithographic technologies, to develop wires via bottom-up synthesis. However, a critical challenge is to grow uniform ...

General Physics May 8, 2023

The realization of a continuous time crystal based on a photonic metamaterial

A time crystal, as originally proposed in 2012, is a new state of matter in which the particles are in continuous oscillatory motion. Time crystals break time-translation symmetry. Discrete time crystals do so by oscillating ...

Optics & Photonics May 1, 2023

Differing device personalities come together for future quantum computing networks

We're building the tools to trap ions and watch them glow (or not). The art-deco-esque device shown above is a combined trap for ions (charged atoms) and detector for individual photons (particles of light). When you hold ...

General Physics Apr 25, 2023

The dynamics of 'hotspot forming' high-energy quasiparticles in a superconducting nanowire

Energetic quasiparticles possess a collection of quantum characteristics that operate in a particle-like way in superconducting nanostructures, and they can undergo relaxation by involving many cascaded interactions between ...

Nanophysics Apr 21, 2023

Nanowire networks learn and remember like a human brain

An international team led by scientists at the University of Sydney has demonstrated nanowire networks can exhibit both short- and long-term memory like the human brain.

Nanophysics Apr 20, 2023

Molding of nanowires spurs unanticipated phases

Sometimes to make big breakthroughs, you have to start very small.

Optics & Photonics Apr 18, 2023

Researchers design new self-powered ultraviolet photodetector

Ultraviolet (UV) light detection can revolutionize industries such as civil engineering, military defense, aerospace exploration, and medical research. The future of electronics relies heavily on energy-efficient devices ...

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