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New research provides proof-of-concept for a loss-free quantum battery

“A blueprint for a loss-free quantum battery may be closer than we think, according to new research Scientists from the University of Alberta have developed a blueprint for a new quantum battery. The research was conducted in partnership with the …

Pre-Programmed Microfluidic Systems Offer New Control Capabilities

“Microfluidic systems have the power to revolutionize medicine, energy, electronics and even space exploration. But the sheer size of the external equipment required for controlling these quarter-sized devices has limited their use in portable, wearable technologies. Now Northwestern University researchers …

Quantum supremacy milestone harnesses ORNL Summit supercomputer

“A joint research team from Google Inc., NASA Ames Research Center, and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated that a quantum computer can outperform a classical computer at certain tasks, a feat known as quantum …

A NASA Spacecraft Still Hasn’t Spotted India’s Ill-Fated Moon Lander

“NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has passed over the targeted landing site of India’s Vikram spacecraft a second time and again has been unable to spot the vehicle. The Vikram lander was part of India’s Chandrayaan 2 mission …

A Technology to Transform 2D Planes into 3D Soft and Flexible Structures by Engineering Adhesion between Thin-Films

“- DGIST Professor Sohee Kim’s Team developed a technology to produce 3D soft and flexible devices by blowing balloons made of polymeric thin films. - Can be made in various 3D shapes… Expected to have diverse medical and biomedical applications. DGIST …

Antenna system developed at Lincoln Laboratory aims to improve wireless communications

“In-band full-duplex techniques applied to a phased-array antenna may provide a tenfold speedup in data transmit and receive rates while supporting a rapidly increasing number of wireless devices. The use of wireless devices is exploding. Statista, an international research service …

Big Improvements In Thin-Film Solar Cell Efficiency Now Possible

“Researchers at Penn State and Delaware have developed a theoretical method to improve the efficiency of thin-film solar cells by up to 33 percent. Flexible thin-film solar cells are needed to supply electrical power to fabrics, clothing, back packs and …

Blanket of light may give better quantum computers

“A ‘blanket’ of thousands of quantum-mechanically entangled light pulses has the potential to pave the way for more powerful quantum computers. Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories of natural science, and although its predictions are often counterintuitive …

Building single-atom qubits under a microscope

“Our team at IBM Research made a breakthrough in controlling the quantum behavior of individual atoms, demonstrating a versatile new building block for quantum computation. In the paper “Coherent spin manipulation of individual atoms on a surface,” published today in …

Cryptography Without Using Secret Keys

“White Paint as an Unclonable Key Most security applications, for instance access to buildings or digital signatures, use cryptographic keys that must at all costs be kept secret. That also is the weak link: who will guarantee that the key …