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In a new quantum simulator, light behaves like a magnet

“Physicists at EPFL propose a new “quantum simulator”: a laser-based device that can be used to study a wide range of quantum systems. Studying it, the researchers have found that photons can behave like magnetic dipoles at temperatures close to …

Kicking neural network design automation into high gear

“Algorithm designs optimized machine-learning models up to 200 times faster than traditional methods. A new area in artificial intelligence involves using algorithms to automatically design machine-learning systems known as neural networks, which are more accurate and efficient than those developed …

Matter waves and quantum splinters

“Physicists in the United States, Austria and Brazil have shown that shaking ultracold Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) can cause them to either divide into uniform segments or shatter into unpredictable splinters, depending on the frequency of the shaking. “It’s remarkable …

Mbed OS 5.12 Release: Focus on Security and Connectivity

“Arm recognizes how security and efficiency are key concerns for developers creating IoT devices, which is why Arm’s latest release of Mbed OS, Mbed OS 5.12, ushers in Platform Security Architecture (PSA) support. This latest addition builds upon …

NASA’s Cassini Finds Saturn’s Rings Coat Tiny Moons

“New findings have emerged about five tiny moons nestled in and near Saturn’s rings. The closest-ever flybys by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal that the surfaces of these unusual moons are covered with material from the planet’s rings …

New 3-D printing approach makes cell-scale lattice structures

“System could provide fine-scale meshes for growing highly uniform cultures of cells with desired properties. A new way of making scaffolding for biological cultures could make it possible to grow cells that are highly uniform in shape and size, and …

Noise Amplification Squeezes More Computational Accuracy From Today’s Quantum Processors

“Conventional wisdom holds that two wrongs don’t make a right. However counter intuitive this may seem, many wrongs could be the key to improving the performance of noisy quantum computers today. The problem Computers that rely on the power …

Non-toxic salt water battery prototype can charge in seconds

“A battery prototype has been designed using salt water and materials that are non-toxic and charge quickly, paving the way for new types of battery. The design principles behind the new prototype, which changes colour as it charges, could also …

Record efficiency for perovskite-based light-emitting diodes

“Efficient near-infrared (NIR) light-emitting diodes of perovskite have been produced in a laboratory at Linköping University. The external quantum efficiency is 21.6%, which is a record. The results have been published in Nature Photonics. The work is led by …

Researchers generate the shortest ultraviolet laser pulse ever

“Researchers at the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) have generated a 1.9-femtosecond ultraviolet laser light pulse – setting arecord for ultraviolet (UV) laser pulses with the shortest duration. The experiments, published in the recent issue of the scientific journal …