When several computers need to work together, as when calculating in parallel on several parts of a single large problem or managing a large database, they need to keep in step. These situations are particularly common in ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 16, 2016
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Do you think your computer is fast enough? Think again. The computers of the future could work almost at the speed of light! Nanophotonics, the study of light at the nanometer scale, could indeed bring the speed of our technology ...
Nanophysics
Nov 28, 2016
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Physicists at the University of Bath have developed a technique to more reliably produce single photons that can be imprinted with quantum information.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 24, 2016
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Physicists at the Australian National University (ANU) have brought quantum computing a step closer to reality by stopping light in a new experiment.
Quantum Physics
Sep 27, 2016
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Dmitry Fedyanin from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Mario Agio from the University of Siegen and LENS have predicted that artificial defects in the crystal lattice of diamond can be turned into ultrabright ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 8, 2016
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(Phys.org)—One promising approach for scalable quantum computing is to use an all-optical architecture, in which the qubits are represented by photons and manipulated by mirrors and beam splitters. So far, researchers have ...
A new and stable phase of gold with different physical and optical properties from those of conventional gold has been synthesized by A*STAR researchers, and promises to be useful for a wide range of applications, including ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 2, 2015
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The microprocessor inside a computer is a single multipurpose chip that has revolutionised people's life, allowing them to use one machine to surf the web, check emails and keep track of finances.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 13, 2015
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Researchers have developed an ultrafast light-emitting device that can flip on and off 90 billion times a second and could form the basis of optical computing.
Nanophysics
Jul 27, 2015
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Optics, a form of data transmission that utilizes beams of light, has the promise to outperform the beams of electrons that drive your computer or smartphone. Engineers have long sought a way to miniaturize optical technology, ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 9, 2015
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