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Bus Service for Qubits: Spin-Orbit Qubits Are Right at Home in Electrical Circuits
October 17, 2012 Superconducting circuit technology meets semiconductor qubit technology to afford a means of moving quantum information from one place to another in future quantum ... > full story -
Another Advance on the Road to Spintronics: Researchers Unlock Ferromagnetic Secrets of Promising Materials
October 15, 2012 Using a new technique called HARPES, for Hard x-ray Angle-Resolved PhotoEmission Spectroscopy, researchers have unlocked the ferromagnetic secrets of dilute magnetic semiconductors, materials of ... > full storyMore: -
Topological Superconductors: Seeking a Robust Home for Qubits
October 9, 2012 A new study, taking into account realistic conditions for the first time, shows that Majorana qubits are ... > full story -
Gamblers in a Spin Over Frustrating Losses: Study Explores the Physiological and Behavioral Responses to Gambling
October 9, 2012 A new study provides evidence that gamblers interpret near-misses as frustrating losses rather than near-wins. This frustration stimulates the reward systems in the brain to promote continued ... > full story -
How Pulsars Slow Down With Age
October 8, 2012 Researchers have developed a model which explains how the spin of a pulsar slows down as the star gets older. A pulsar is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star which was formed from the remains ... > full story -
Novel Materials Become Multifunctional at Ultimate Quantum Limit
September 25, 2012 Physicists have examined the lower limits of novel materials called complex oxides and discovered that unlike conventional semiconductors the materials not only conduct electricity, but also develop ... > full story -
Single-Atom Writer a Landmark for Quantum Computing
September 19, 2012 Engineers have created the first working quantum bit based on a single atom in silicon, opening the way to ultra-powerful quantum computers of the future. Scientists were able to both read and write ... > full story -
Research Gives Insight Into Graphene-Metal Junctions
September 18, 2012 Researchers have developed a better understanding of how these graphene-metal interfaces affect the movement of electrons through two-terminal ... > full story -
'Spin' in Media Reports of Scientific Articles
September 11, 2012 Press releases and news stories reporting the results of randomized controlled trials often contain "spin" -- specific reporting strategies (intentional or unintentional) emphasizing the beneficial ... > full story -
Driving an Electron Spin Vortex 'Skyrmion' With a Microcurrent
August 29, 2012 Scientists have succeeded in forming a skyrmion crystal, in which electron spin is aligned in a vortex shape, in a microdevice using the helimagnet FeGe, and driving the skyrmion crystal with an ... > full story
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