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A new kind of quantum bits in two dimensions
Apr 06, 2018 (SPX)
These extremely small nanostructures allow delicate control of individual electrons by fine-tuning their energy levels directly. Such devices are key for modern...
Precision atom qubits achieve major quantum computing milestone
Apr 06, 2018 (SPX)
The team - led by UNSW Professor Michelle Simmons, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, or CQC2T - is the ...
Broadcom moves back to the US
Apr 05, 2018 (AFP)
The move effective Wednesday was approved by shareholders on March 23 and then endorsed by the High Court of the Republic of Singapore on April 2, the company s...
Smaller and faster: The terahertz computer chip is now within reach
Apr 03, 2018 (SPX)
Until now, two major challenges stood in the way of creating the terahertz microchip: overheating and scalability. However, in a paper published this week in La...
China tightens rules on transferring tech know-how
Mar 30, 2018 (AFP)
The instructions made public by the State Council on Thursday stipulate that IP rights related to integrated circuits, computer software copyrights and new plan...
The future of photonics using quantum dots
Mar 30, 2018 (SPX)
To break through this bottleneck, researchers are trying to integrate photonics into silicon devices. They've been developing lasers - a crucial component of ph...
Toshiba awaits regulator approval for key chip unit sale
Mar 26, 2018 (AFP)
The firm agreed in September to sell its memory chip business to a consortium led by US investor Bain Capital, which was seen as crucial to keeping it afloat af...
AMD says patches on the way for flawed chips
Mar 20, 2018 (AFP)
AMD expressed confidence that chip vulnerabilities made public last week by Israeli-based security firm CTS Labs could be fixed with firmware patches and update...
Intel says chips addressing flaws set for release this year
Mar 15, 2018 (AFP)
Chief executive Brian Krzanich said the new chips would guard against hardware flaws dubbed Meltdown and Spectre which could leave millions of computing device ...
Researchers find 'critical' security flaws in AMD chips
Mar 13, 2018 (AFP)
Israeli-based security firm CTS Labs published its research showing "multiple critical security vulnerabilities and exploitable manufacturer backdoors" in AMD c...
Concern over China influence shadows chip sector deal
Mar 09, 2018 (AFP)
If finalized, a tie-up between Broadcom and Qualcomm would be worth an estimated $117 billion and potentially the biggest-ever deal in the tech sector. But Qual...
Largest molecular spin found close to a quantum phase transition
Mar 06, 2018 (SPX)
Every single electron possesses a quantum mechanical intrinsic angular momentum, also called spin. The new magnetic molecule modelled at Bielefeld University an...
New speed record for trapped-ion 'building blocks' of quantum computers
Mar 06, 2018 (SPX)
Quantum computers, which function according to the laws of quantum physics, have the potential to dwarf the processing power of today's classical computers. The...
Assessing quantum dot photoemissions
Mar 06, 2018 (SPX)
Quantum dots (QDs) are small, semiconducting nanocrystals or particles typically between two to ten nanometers in size. Discovered almost 40 years ago, their st...
Practical spin wave transistor one step closer
Mar 06, 2018 (SPX)
Spin is a quantum mechanical property of electrons. Simply put, it makes electrons behave like small magnetic compass needles which can point up or down. This c...
Individual quantum dots imaged in 3-D for first time
Mar 06, 2018 (SPX)
The findings, published in The Journal of Chemical Physics, brought together researchers from the University of Illinois and the University of Washington, Seatt...
Going with the DNA flow: Molecule of life finds new uses in microelectronics
Mar 06, 2018 (SPX)
Recently, researchers have found that DNA's remarkable properties of self-assembly and its ability to conduct electrical charge over considerable distance make ...
Engineers develop flexible, water-repellent graphene circuits for washable electronics
Mar 05, 2018 (SPX)
The nanotechnology "would lend enormous value to self-cleaning wearable/washable electronics that are resistant to stains, or ice and biofilm formation," accord...
Research gives optical switches the 'contrast' of electronic transistors
Mar 05, 2018 (SPX)
As fast and powerful as computers have become, Ritesh Agarwal, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in the University of Pennsylvani...
Forging a quantum leap in quantum communication
Mar 05, 2018 (SPX)
The major drawback of quantum communication today is the slow speed of data transfer, which is limited by the speed at which the parties can perform quantum mea...
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