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Quantum Engines Must Break Down
June 26, 2013 Our present understanding of thermodynamics is fundamentally incorrect if applied to small systems and need to be modified, according to new research. The work establishes new laws in the rapidly ... > full story -
Beyond Silicon: Transistors Without Semiconductors
June 21, 2013 Scientists have built a nanoscale transistor that works at room temperature. The device, only 20 nanometers wide, is made of gold quantum dots mounted on boron nitride ... > full story -
New Method for Achieving Nonlinear Optical Effects: Method Could Be a Step Toward Quantum Computing
June 20, 2013 In a step forward for quantum computing, researchers have theorized a new method for making photons ... > full story -
Uncovering Quantum Secret in Photosynthesis
June 20, 2013 Scientists have observed the quantum character of light transport through the molecular machines at work in natural photosynthesis. By studying a single machine at a time, they found that this ... > full story -
Hybrid Nanostructures: Getting to the Core
June 19, 2013 Material scientists expect the new multifunctional properties of hybrid nanostructures will transform the development of high-performance devices, including batteries, high-sensitivity sensors and ... > full story -
Milestone for Quantum Networks: First Entanglement Between Light and an Optical Atomic Coherence
June 19, 2013 Using clouds of ultra-cold atoms and a pair of lasers operating at optical wavelengths, researchers have reached a quantum network milestone: entangling light with an optical atomic coherence ... > full story -
Making Memories: Practical Quantum Computing Moves Closer to Reality
June 19, 2013 Researchers have developed a new way to design quantum memory, bringing quantum computers a step closer to ... > full story -
Which Qubit My Dear? New Method to Distinguish Between Neighboring Quantum Bits
June 18, 2013 Researchers have proposed a new way to distinguish between quantum bits that are placed only a few nanometers apart in a silicon chip, taking them a step closer to the construction of a large-scale ... > full story -
Spot-Welding Graphene Nanoribbons Atom by Atom
June 13, 2013 Scientists have created single atom contacts between gold and graphene ... > full story -
New Quantum Dot Technique Combines Best of Optical and Electron Microscopy
June 12, 2013 Researchers have developed a new microscopy technique that uses a process similar to how an old tube television produces a picture to image nanoscale features. Combining the best features of optical ... > full story
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