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Nanoscale speed bump could regulate plasmons for high-speed data flow

Apr 08, 2015 (SPX)

The name sounds like something Marvin the Martian might have built, but the "nanomechanical plasmonic phase modulator" is not a doomsday device. Developed by a ...

Next important step toward quantum computer

Apr 05, 2015 (SPX)

Physicists at the Universities of Bonn and Cambridge have succeeded in linking two completely different quantum systems to one another. In doing so, they have t...

Cooling massive objects to the quantum ground state

Apr 02, 2015 (SPX)

Cooling of macroscopic and mesoscopic objects to the quantum ground states are of great interests not only for fundamental study of quantum theory but also for ...

Physicists report technology with potential for sub-micron optical switches

Mar 31, 2015 (SPX)

A team that includes Rutgers University and National Institute of Standards and Technology scientists believes that a technology it is reporting this week in Na...

'Goldilocks material' could change spintronics

Mar 27, 2015 (SPX)

Attempting to develop a novel type of permanent magnet, a team of researchers at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland has discovered a new class of magnetic mater...

Superfast computers a step closer as a silicon chip's quantum capabilities are improved

Mar 27, 2015 (SPX)

The team demonstrated a quantum on/off switching time of about a millionth of a millionth of a second - the fastest-ever quantum switch to be achieved with sili...

Twisted light increases efficiency of quantum cryptography systems

Mar 26, 2015 (SPX)

Researchers at the University of Rochester and their collaborators have developed a way to transfer 2.05 bits per photon by using "twisted light." This remarkab...

A new way to control light, critical for next-gen of super fast computing

Mar 23, 2015 (SPX)

A device resembling a plastic honeycomb yet infinitely smaller than a bee's stinger can steer light beams around tighter curves than ever before possible, while...

Quantum computing: 1 step closer with defect-free logic gate

Mar 23, 2015 (SPX)

What does hair styling have in common with quantum computing? The braiding pattern has inspired scientists as a potential new approach to quantum calculation. T...

Optical fibers light the way for brain-like computing

Mar 16, 2015 (SPX)

Computers that function like the human brain could soon become a reality thanks to new research using optical fibres made of speciality glass. The research, pub...

KAIST develops ultrathin polymer insulators key to low-power soft electronics

Mar 16, 2015 (SPX)

A group of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) developed a high-performance ultrathin polymeric insulator for field-ef...

Quantum sensor's advantages survive entanglement breakdown

Mar 10, 2015 (SPX)

The extraordinary promise of quantum information processing - solving problems that classical computers can't, perfectly secure communication - depends on a phe...

Strength in numbers

Mar 06, 2015 (SPX)

When scientists develop a full quantum computer, the world of computing will undergo a revolution of sophistication, speed and energy efficiency that will make ...

The taming of magnetic vortices

Mar 04, 2015 (SPX)

More than six years ago, physicists at the Technische Universitat Munchen discovered extremely stable magnetic vortex structures in a metallic alloy of manganes...

Important step towards quantum computing: Metals at atomic scale

Mar 03, 2015 (SPX)

German Scientist from RWTH Aachen, Research Center Julich, TU Dresden and of the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden report that th...

International research partnership tricks the light fantastic

Mar 03, 2015 (SPX)

What if one day, your computer, TV or smart phone could process data with light waves instead of an electrical current, making those devices faster, cheaper and...

QR codes with advanced imaging and photon encryption protect computer chips

Mar 02, 2015 (SPX)

QR, or Quick Response, codes - those commonly black and white boxes that people scan with a smartphone to learn more about something - have been used to convey ...

Radio chip for the 'Internet of things'

Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the big theme was the "Internet of things" -- the idea that everything in the human environment, from kit...

Breaking down the comms barrier between humans and computers

Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)

The lifelong human imperative to communicate is so strong that people talk not only to other people but also to their pets, their plants and their computers. Un...

The future of electronics -- now in 2-D

Feb 20, 2015 (SPX)

The future of electronics could lie in a material from its past, as researchers from The Ohio State University work to turn germanium--the material of 1940s tra...