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Three-site Kitaev chain enhances stability of Majorana zero modes

An international research team led by QuTech has realized a three-site Kitaev chain using semiconducting quantum dots coupled by superconducting segments in a hybrid InSb/Al nanowire. When comparing two-and three-site chains ...

General Physics Mar 28, 2025

Physicist revisits the computational limits of life and Schrödinger's essential question in the era of quantum computing

More than 80 years ago, Erwin Schrödinger, a theoretical physicist steeped in the philosophy of Schopenhauer and the Upanishads, delivered a series of public lectures at Trinity College, Dublin, which eventually came to ...

Nanophysics Mar 24, 2025

Light-induced symmetry changes in tiny crystals allow researchers to create materials with tailored properties

Imagine building a Lego tower with perfectly aligned blocks. Each block represents an atom in a tiny crystal, known as a quantum dot. Just like bumping the tower can shift the blocks and change its structure, external forces ...

Nanophysics Mar 21, 2025

Graphene quantum dots mimic orbital hybridization

A research team led by Professor Sun Qing-Feng in collaboration with Professor He Lin's research group from Beijing Normal University has achieved orbital hybridization in graphene-based artificial atoms for the first time.

Bio & Medicine Mar 18, 2025

Electrons travel one of two routes in nano-biohybrid systems

Peanut butter and jelly. Simon and Garfunkel. Semiconductors and bacteria. Some combinations are more durable than others. In recent years, an interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has been pairing microbes with the ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 15, 2025

Boosting the response speed of quantum LEDs via an excitation memory effect

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are widely used electroluminescent devices that emit light in response to an applied electric voltage. These devices are central components of various electronic and optoelectronic technologies, ...

Quantum Physics Mar 13, 2025

Physicists develop energy filter technology to stabilize single-electron qubits

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a technology that controls the energy of single electrons in the desired form. This technology reduces the instability of electrons caused by external ...

Biochemistry Mar 10, 2025

Essential oil modification boosts clove oil's emulsifying efficiency and antibacterial properties

Clove essential oil is a promising antibacterial substance. In a recent study, researchers from Dongguk University explore a sustainable way to create carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from clove residue left after extracting essential ...

Nanophysics Mar 7, 2025

'Nanodot' control could fine-tune light for sharper displays and quantum computing

Newly achieved precise control over light emitted from incredibly tiny sources, a few nanometers in size, embedded in two-dimensional (2D) materials could lead to remarkably high-resolution monitors and advances in ultra-fast ...

Nanophysics Mar 6, 2025

Quantum dot discovery for LEDs brings brighter, more eco-friendly displays

New research by Curtin University has achieved a breakthrough in eco-friendly display technology, creating highly efficient and stable blue quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) that could power the next generation of televisions, smartphones, ...

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