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Connecting the (Quantum) Dots: First Viable High-Speed Quantum Computer Moves Closer
February 26, 2013 Scientists have developed a new method that better preserves the units necessary to power lightning-fast electronics, known as qubits. Hole spins, rather than electron spins, can keep quantum bits in ... > full story -
Newly Observed Properties of Vacuums: Light Particles Illuminate the Vacuum
February 26, 2013 Researchers have succeeded in showing experimentally that vacuums have properties not previously observed. According to the laws of quantum mechanics, it is a state with abundant potentials. Vacuums ... > full story -
Quantum Algorithm Breakthrough: Performs a True Calculation for the First Time
February 24, 2013 Scientists have demonstrated a quantum algorithm that performs a true calculation for the first time. Quantum algorithms could one day enable the design of new materials, pharmaceuticals or clean ... > full story -
Particle Physics Research Sheds New Light on Possible 'Fifth Force of Nature'
February 21, 2013 In a breakthrough for the field of particle physics, researchers have established new limits on what scientists call "long-range spin-spin interactions" between atomic particles. These interactions ... > full storyMore: -
Journey to the Limits of Space-Time: Black Hole Simulations on Supercomputers Present New View of Jets and Accretion Disks
February 21, 2013 Black holes shape the growth and death of the stars around them through their powerful gravitational pull and explosive ejections of energy. In a recent article, researchers predicted the formation ... > full story -
Quantum Dots That Assemble Themselves
February 20, 2013 Scientists have demonstrated a process whereby quantum dots can self-assemble at optimal locations in nanowires, a breakthrough that could improve solar cells, quantum computing, and lighting ... > full story -
First Three-Year Large Hadron Collider Running Period Reaches Successful Conclusion
February 19, 2013 On Feb. 14, 2013, the shift crew in the CERN Control Centre extracted the beams from the Large Hadron Collider, bringing the machine's first three-year running period to a successful conclusion. The ... > full story -
Forging a New Periodic Table Using Nanostructures: Artificial Atoms and Bonds Provide a New Set of Building Blocks for Future Materials
February 17, 2013 Scientists have developed a new set of building blocks based on nanoparticles and DNA. Using these tools, scientists will be able to build -- from the bottom up, just as nature does -- new and useful ... > full story -
In the Blink of an Eye: X-Ray Imaging on the Attosecond Timescale
February 17, 2013 Scientists have been using powerful laboratory-scale lasers to test whether multidimensional nonlinear x-ray spectroscopy on the attosecond timescale is practical for the light sources of the future ... > full story -
Breakthrough Architecture for Quantum Computers Proposed
February 17, 2013 Scientists have proposed a new computational model that may become the architecture for a scalable quantum ... > full story
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