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Optics & Photonics 17 hours ago

Silicon photonics light the way toward large-scale applications in quantum information

In a significant leap forward for quantum technology, researchers have achieved a milestone in harnessing the frequency dimension within integrated photonics. This breakthrough not only promises advancements in quantum computing, ...

Environment Jul 15, 2024

Minneapolis is on the leading edge of biochar, a carbon sequestering material full of promise and still under research

Minneapolis is on track to become one of the first U.S. cities to invest in biochar, a multifunctional, charcoal-like material said to help grow bigger plants, reduce storm water runoff and remove carbon from the atmosphere.

Ecology Jul 11, 2024

Wild plants and crops don't make great neighbors: Study finds pathogens spill from one population to the other

Native plants and non-native crops do not fare well in proximity to one another, attracting pests that spread diseases in both directions, according to two new UC Riverside studies.

Ecology Jul 10, 2024

Colombian mosquito factory fights dengue and disinformation

The jars of larvae in stagnant water and thick clouds of mosquitoes at a Colombian lab may seem like the stuff of nightmares. They are in fact crucial to a project to fight the spread of dengue fever.

Nanophysics Jul 9, 2024

Detecting defects in tomorrow's technology: Study enhances understanding of likely candidate for next-generation chips

Silicon computer chips have served us well for more than half a century. The tiniest features on chips currently sold are approximately 3 nanometers—a startlingly small size given that a human hair is roughly 80,000 nanometers ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 9, 2024

Photons from quantum dot emitters violate Bell inequality in new study

A new study in Nature Physics demonstrates a novel method for generating quantum entanglement using a quantum dot, which violates the Bell inequality. This method uses ultra-low power levels and could pave the way for scalable ...

Condensed Matter Jul 8, 2024

The forbidden propagation of hyperbolic phonon polaritons and applications in near-field energy transport

A new publication in Opto-Electronic Science discusses forbidden propagation of hyperbolic phonon polaritons and applications in near-field energy transport.

Bio & Medicine Jul 8, 2024

New platform integrates microfluidics and metasurface for kidney disease testing

Development of a new way to accurately measure human serum albumin (HSA) levels in people with chronic kidney disease has progressed in recent testing by Flinders University and Japanese researchers.

Condensed Matter Jul 4, 2024

Physicists develop method to detect single-atom defects in semiconductors

One of the challenges of cramming smarter and more powerful electronics into ever-shrinking devices is developing the tools and techniques to analyze the materials that make them up with increasingly intimate precision.

Optics & Photonics Jul 2, 2024

Scientists crack new method for high-capacity, secure quantum communication

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in creating a new method for transmitting quantum information using particles of light called qudits. These qudits promise a future quantum internet that is both secure and ...

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