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Quantum Physics Apr 5, 2024

Quantinuum quantum computer using Microsoft's 'logical quantum bits' runs 14,000 experiments with no errors

A team of computer engineers from quantum computer maker Quantinuum, working with computer scientists from Microsoft, has found a way to greatly reduce errors when running experiments on a quantum computer. The combined group ...

Quantum Physics Apr 2, 2024

100 kilometers of quantum-encrypted transfer

Researchers at DTU have successfully distributed a quantum-secure key using a method called continuous variable quantum key distribution (CV QKD). The researchers have managed to make the method work over a record 100 km ...

Earth Sciences Mar 26, 2024

New computational technique enhances accuracy of measurements in nuclear geoscience

Conventional nuclear measurement techniques, such as Monte Carlo simulations, are known for their extensive computational demands and prolonged processing times, especially when applied to unconventional reservoirs characterized ...

Earth Sciences Mar 19, 2024

Frequency of heat days may be systematically underestimated in many studies

Many studies on the climate crisis focus on researching temperature extremes on a global scale. Scientists at the University of Vienna have now uncovered an error in an established calculation method, leading to a systematic ...

Quantum Physics Mar 19, 2024

Cracking the quantum code: Simulations track entangled quarks

Today, the word "quantum" is everywhere—in company names, movie titles, even theaters. But at its core, the concept of a quantum—the tiniest, discrete amount of something—was first developed to explain the behavior ...

Ecology Mar 13, 2024

Forest management research: Unveiling understory saplings with advanced airborne LiDAR technology

The regeneration of forest saplings is pivotal for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem productivity, necessitating innovative management techniques for continuous forest coverage. Traditional 2-dimensional remote sensing ...

Plants & Animals Mar 13, 2024

High-resolution imagery advances the ability to monitor decadal changes in emperor penguin populations

Emperor penguin populations have been exceedingly difficult to monitor because of their remote locations and because individuals form breeding colonies on seasonal sea ice fastened to land (known as fast ice) during the dark ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 7, 2024

Novel method improves Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy detection of ultra-low concentration trace substances

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Gao Minguang and Associate Prof. Li Xiangxian from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a spectral resolution enhancement method ...

Nanophysics Mar 7, 2024

Newly developed nano-thermometers enable real-time temperature detection in transmission electron microscopy

A method for measuring the temperature of nanometer-sized samples within a transmission electron microscope (TEM) has been developed by Professor Oh-Hoon Kwon and his research team in the Department of Chemistry at UNIST.

Environment Mar 5, 2024

Training drones to detect greenhouse gas sources

How do you map something that is both invisible and odorless? Researchers at the University of Oslo have trained drones to find the best places to measure greenhouse gases on their own.

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