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Physicists Move One Step Closer to Quantum Computing
Physicists have made an
important advance in
electrically controlling
quantum states of electrons,
a step that could help in
the development of quantum
... > full story
Computational Microscope Peers Into the Working Ribosome
Two new studies reveal in
unprecedented detail how the
ribosome interacts with
other molecules to assemble
new proteins and guide them
toward their destination in
... > full story
Small Nanoparticles Bring Big Improvement to Medical Imaging
Scientists have discovered a
method of using
nanoparticles to illuminate
the cellular interior to
reveal the slow, complex
processes taking place in a
... > full story
Large Hadron Collider: Beams Are Back on at World's Most Powerful Particle Accelerator
Particle beams are once
again zooming around the
world's most powerful
particle accelerator -- the
Large Hadron Collider --
... > full story
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Harnessing Waste Heat from Laptop Computers, Cell Phones May Double Battery Time
November 19, 2009 — New research points the way to a technology that might make it possible to harvest much of the wasted heat produced by everything from computer processor chips to car engines to electric power ... > full story -
Engineering Functional Structures With Single Atoms and Molecules
November 19, 2009 — The performance of modern electronics increases steadily on a fast pace thanks to the ongoing miniaturization of the utilized components. However, severe problems arise due to quantum-mechanical ... > full story -
Entangled Photons Created from Quantum Dots
November 18, 2009 — To exploit the quantum world to the fullest, a key commodity is entanglement -- the spooky, distance-defying link that can form between objects such as atoms even when they are completely shielded ... > full story -
Exotic Electric Properties of Graphene Confirmed
November 18, 2009 — First, it was the soccer-ball-shaped molecules dubbed buckyballs. Then it was the cylindrically shaped nanotubes. Now, the hottest new material in physics and nanotechnology is graphene: a remarkably ... > full story -
US Physics Lab Ties in Race for Atomic-Scale Breakthrough
November 18, 2009 — Everybody loves a race to the wire, even when the result is a tie. The great irony is the ultraprecise clocks that could result from this competition could probably break any tie. A second lab of ... > full story -
'Universal' Programmable Two-Qubit Quantum Processor Created
November 16, 2009 — Physicists have demonstrated the first "universal" programmable quantum information processor able to run any program allowed by quantum mechanics -- the rules governing the submicroscopic world -- ... > full story -
New Experiment Could Reveal Make-Up of the Universe
November 13, 2009 — Scientists in England are constructing highly sensitive detectors as part of an international project to understand the elements that make up the ... > full story -
New Nanowires May Contribute to Highly Efficient Solar Cells
November 13, 2009 — Nanophysicists have developed a new method for manufacturing the cornerstone of nanotechnology research -- nanowires. The discovery has great potential for the development of nanoelectronics and ... > full story -
Quantum Gas Microscope Offers Glimpse Of Quirky Ultracold Atoms
November 12, 2009 — Physicists have created a quantum gas microscope that can be used to observe single atoms at temperatures so low the particles follow the rules of quantum mechanics, behaving in bizarre ways. The ... > full story -
High-Performance Plasmas May Make Reliable, Efficient Fusion Power A Reality
November 12, 2009 — In the quest to produce nuclear fusion energy, researchers from the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have recently confirmed long-standing theoretical predictions that performance, efficiency and ... > full story
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