Quantum computers have enormous potential for calculations using novel algorithms and involving amounts of data far beyond the capacity of today's supercomputers. While such computers have been built, they are still in their ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 28, 2020
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In solid materials, when an electron changes position without another to fill its place, a positively charged 'hole' can appear which is attracted to the original electron. In more complex situations, the process can even ...
General Physics
Jun 18, 2020
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Renewable technologies are a promising solution for addressing global energy needs in a sustainable way.
Materials Science
May 21, 2020
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In the development of autonomous systems and materials, self-assembling molecular structures controlled by chemical reaction networks are increasingly important. However, there is a lack of simple external mechanisms that ...
Biochemistry
May 6, 2020
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Topological materials attract great interest and may provide the basis for a new era in materials development. In Science Advances, physicists around Andreas Elben, Jinlong Yu, Peter Zoller and Benoit Vermersch now present ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 10, 2020
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Paul Davies' newest book, The Demon in the Machine, takes aim at one of the great outstanding scientific enigmas—what is life, how and why does it emerge and what distinguishes the living from the non-living? The book, ...
General Physics
Dec 20, 2019
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You'd think that losing 25 percent of your genes would be a big problem for survival. But not for red algae, including the seaweed used to wrap sushi.
Plants & Animals
Oct 29, 2019
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Machine learning algorithms can sometimes do a better job with a little help from human expertise, at least in the field of materials science.
Materials Science
Aug 16, 2019
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Atomic interactions in everyday solids and liquids are so complex that some of these materials' properties continue to elude physicists' understanding. Solving the problems mathematically is beyond the capabilities of modern ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 12, 2019
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At the atomic scale materials can show a rich palette of dynamic behaviour, which directly affects the physical properties of these materials. For many years, it has been a dream to describe these dynamics in complex materials ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 25, 2019
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