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Graphene quantum dots for single electron transistors

Mar 08, 2019 (SPX)

This technology could considerably expand the scope of research on two-dimensional materials by introducing a broader platform for the investigation of various ...

New hurdle cleared in race toward quantum computing

Mar 06, 2019 (SPX)

Qubits, the units used to encode information in quantum computing, are not all created equal. Some researchers believe that topological qubits, which are toughe...

Yale researchers create a 'universal entangler' for new quantum tech

Mar 06, 2019 (SPX)

The discovery represents a powerful new mechanism with potential uses in quantum computing, cryptography, and quantum communications. The research is led by the...

Fast, flexible ionic transistors for bioelectronic devices

Mar 06, 2019 (SPX)

Transistors, the devices that amplify or switch electronic signals on circuits, form the backbone of these systems. However, they must meet numerous criteria to...

Faster method to read quantum memory

Mar 06, 2019 (SPX)

However, qubits are sensitive, and currently hold quantum information for less than a millisecond at a time, even when kept frozen at temperatures colder than t...

Physicists get thousands of semiconductor nuclei to do 'quantum dances' in unison

Mar 04, 2019 (SPX)

Quantum dots are crystals made up of thousands of atoms, and each of these atoms interacts magnetically with the trapped electron. If left alone to its own devi...

Taking the Next Step in Quantum Information Processing

Mar 04, 2019 (SPX)

Realizing that vision, however, is still decades away. The problem is the performance and reliability of quantum devices depend on the length of time the underl...

Researchers move closer to practical photonic quantum computing

Mar 04, 2019 (SPX)

In Optica, The Optical Society's journal for high impact research, a multi-institutional group of researchers reports the new measurement technique, which is ca...

Immunizing quantum bits so that they can grow up

Mar 01, 2019 (SPX)

Long story short, qubits need a better immune system before they can grow up. A new material, engineered by Purdue University researchers into a thin strip, is ...

Immunizing quantum computers against errors

Feb 28, 2019 (SPX)

A possible remedy for this is quantum error correction, which means that each qubit is represented "redundantly" in several copies, such that errors can be dete...

Understanding high efficiency of deep ultraviolet LEDs

Feb 26, 2019 (SPX)

AlGaN-based DUV-LEDs are receiving much research attention due to their potential use in sterilization, water purification, phototherapy, and sunlight-independe...

Terahertz wireless makes big strides in paving the way to technological singularity

Feb 20, 2019 (SPX)

The transceiver was implemented using silicon CMOS integrated circuit technology, which would have a great advantage for volume production. Details of the techn...

Spintronics by 'straintronics'

Feb 15, 2019 (SPX)

The samples consist of a wedge-shaped polycrystalline iron thin film deposited on top of a BaTiO3 substrate. BaTiO3 is a well-known ferroelectric and ferroelast...

Running an LED in reverse could cool future computers

Feb 14, 2019 (SPX)

The approach could lead to new solid-state cooling technology for future microprocessors, which will have so many transistors packed into a small space that cur...

Quantum strangeness gives rise to new electronics

Feb 12, 2019 (SPX)

Today, a new breed of devices, bearing unique properties, is being developed. As ultra-miniaturization continues apace, researchers have begun to explore the in...

Boosting solid state chemical reactions

Feb 12, 2019 (SPX)

A cross coupling reaction is typically performed in an organic solvent and leads to the production of a large amount of solvent waste, which is often harmful to...

Penn engineers develop room temperature, two-dimensional platform for quantum technology

Feb 12, 2019 (SPX)

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science have now demonstrated a new hardware platform based on isolated electr...

Life on the edge in the quantum world

Feb 11, 2019 (SPX)

One major problem with building quantum processors is that the ability to track and control quantum systems in real-time is an overwhelmingly fragile task: if w...

First transport measurements reveal intriguing properties of germanene

Feb 08, 2019 (SPX)

Scientists led by Prof. Justin Ye of the University of Groningen have now managed to produce devices with stable germanene. The material is an insulator, and it...

Controllable electron flow in quantum wires

Feb 07, 2019 (SPX)

The researchers detected channels of conducting electrons that form between two quantum states on the surface of a bismuth crystal subjected to a high magnetic ...