Quantum dots, discovered in the 1990s, have a wide range of applications and are perhaps best known for producing vivid colors in some high-end televisions. But for some potential uses, such as tracking biochemical pathways ...
Nanophysics
Nov 22, 2021
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Quantum physicists at the University of Copenhagen are reporting an international achievement for Denmark in the field of quantum technology. By simultaneously operating multiple spin qubits on the same quantum chip, they ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 29, 2021
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Researchers have made a tiny camera, held together with 'molecular glue' that allows them to observe chemical reactions in real time.
Nanophysics
Sep 2, 2021
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Quantum computers hold the potential to out-perform all conventional computing systems. Two promising physical implementations for the storage and manipulation of quantum information are the electromagnetic modes of superconducting ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 26, 2021
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Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor particles only a few nanometers across that, thanks to their small size, exhibit peculiar optical and electronic properties due to quantum mechanics. With existing and foreseen applications ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 25, 2021
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So-called quantum dots are a new class of materials with many applications. Quantum dots are realized by tiny semiconductor crystals with dimensions in the nanometre range. The optical and electrical properties can be controlled ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 3, 2021
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Researchers at McGill University have gained new insight into the workings of perovskites, a semiconductor material that shows great promise for making high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and a range of other optical and ...
General Physics
May 26, 2021
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CPUs are built using semiconductor technology, which is capable of putting billions of transistors onto a single chip. Now, researchers from the group of Menno Veldhorst at QuTech, a collaboration between TU Delft and TNO, ...
Nanophysics
Mar 24, 2021
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A new path toward sending and receiving information with single photons of light has been discovered by an international team of researchers led by the University of Michigan.
Quantum Physics
Mar 4, 2021
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A polymer that is custom designed to produce light that penetrates murky environments has shown promise in bioimaging trials, where it can detect nano-sized particles underneath the surface of realistic tissue models.
Nanophysics
Feb 16, 2021
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