Study shows how tiny compartments could have preceded cells
One of the most important questions in science is how life began on Earth.
Biochemistry
Oct 27, 2020
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III-V semiconductor photonic integrated circuits go quantum
Quantum emitters are key for a range of technologies including LEDs, lasers and, in particular, photonic quantum communication and computation protocols. So far, scientists have turned to diamond and silicon carbide (SiC) ...
Single photons from a silicon chip
Quantum technology holds great promise: Just a few years from now, quantum computers are expected to revolutionize database searches, AI systems, and computational simulations. Today already, quantum cryptography can guarantee ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 15, 2020
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Fifty perfect photons for 'quantum supremacy'
Fifty is a critical number for quantum computers capable of solving problems that classic supercomputers cannot solve. Proving quantum supremacy requires at least 50 qubits. For quantum computers working with light, it is ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 23, 2020
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Radiation pressure with recoil: Experimental proof for a 90 year-old theory
Light exerts a certain amount of pressure onto a body: sun sails could thus power space probes in the future. However, when light particles (photons) hit an individual molecule and knock out an electron, the molecule flies ...
General Physics
Jun 15, 2020
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Extremely brilliant giga-electron-volt gamma rays from a two-stage laser-plasma accelerator
Laser-wakefield accelerators have led to the development of compact, ultrashort X-ray or gamma-ray sources to deliver peak brilliance, similar to conventional synchrotron sources. However, such sources are withheld by low ...
A possible new way to cool computer chips
A team of researchers at Stanford University has developed a theoretical way to cool down heated objects. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the group describes their study of heat radiation ...
New computational technique resolves compressed X-ray data
Argonne develops novel method to more clearly see complex materials physics in difficult-to-access environments.
Materials Science
Jul 18, 2019
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Quantum communication: making two from one
In the future, quantum physics could become the guarantor of secure information technology. To achieve this, individual particles of light—photons—are used for secure transmission of data. Findings by physicists from ...
General Physics
May 21, 2019
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Generating multiphoton quantum states on silicon
In a recent study now published in Light: Science & Applications, Ming Zhang, Lan-Tian Feng and an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the departments of quantum information, quantum physics and modern optical instrumentation ...
