Researchers at the University of Basel and Lund University have generated superconducting pair states of electrons on several segments of a nanowire, separated by grown barriers. Depending on the height of the barriers, these ...
Nanophysics
Aug 1, 2023
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Researchers use a new tool to help improve a key component in commercially produced quantum computing circuits. The team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames National Laboratory in partnership with ...
Superconductivity
Jul 5, 2023
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Scientists refer to atomic nuclei as "quantum many-body systems" because they are formed by many particles (nucleons, which include neutrons and protons) that interact with each other in complex ways. Nuclei can absorb energy, ...
General Physics
Jun 28, 2023
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The exploitation of polarization or charge separation in ferroelectric materials has led to remarkable advances in various fields, such as the development of new ultrasound diagnostic devices. Prominently, these ferroelectric ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 26, 2023
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What is the impact of affirmative actions, such as quota systems, on minorities' representation in top ranks of the academic and corporate worlds? Scientists used mathematical models for the first time to quantify how successful ...
Social Sciences
May 25, 2023
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Large numbers can only be factorized with a great deal of computational effort. Physicists at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, led by Wolfgang Lechner are now providing a blueprint for a new type of quantum computer ...
General Physics
May 4, 2023
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A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory demonstrated a way to advance the role of quantum computing in materials research with an adaptive algorithm for simulating materials. Quantum ...
Condensed Matter
May 1, 2023
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172
Laser-driven 'mirrors' capable of reflecting or manipulating light have been produced in research led at the University of Strathclyde.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 31, 2023
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132
As anyone who drinks their coffee with milk knows, it's much easier to mix liquids together than to separate them. In fact, the second law of thermodynamics would seem to dictate that a mixture would never be able to separate ...
Soft Matter
Jan 5, 2023
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230
Scientists have shown how three vortices can be linked in a way that prevents them from being dismantled. The structure of the links resembles a pattern used by Vikings and other ancient cultures, although this study focused ...
Soft Matter
Dec 12, 2022
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