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Atomic precision qubits in a silicon crystal

January 15, 2019
News
Quantum scientists in Australia have demonstrated the world’s first 3D atomic-scale quantum chip architecture.UNSW researchers showed the feasibility of their 3D chip architecture unveiled in 2015. This uses single-atom quantum...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Bioprocess turns pine needles into new products

January 3, 2019
News
A new bioprocess could turn pine needles on abandoned Christmas trees into environmentally friendly chemical products.
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Chemical Engineering
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Artificial synapse created from nanowire memristor

December 6, 2018
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A German team has built an artificial synapse from nanowires that can replicate functions of biological synapses.The component, developed by a team at Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen Universities, is...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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Black hole gas rings flow in complex formations

November 30, 2018
News
The black hole "donut" is not actually a rigid structure. The black rings of gas surrounding active supermassive black holes are not simple donut shapes, but a complex collection of...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Graphene performance doubled by removing silicon contamination

November 29, 2018
News
Researchers have registered the biggest electrical charge capacity for graphene by removing silicon contamination, unlocking the potential of the supermaterial.A team at RMIT in Melbourne demonstrated the effectiveness of using...
Physics & Engineering
Solid State Physics
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NASA’s InSight spacecraft lands on Mars

November 27, 2018
News
NASA’s InSight robot lander has successfully touched down on the surface of Mars.The spacecraft touched down on Monday, November 26, near Mars’ equator on the western side of a flat...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Galactic fountain

November 27, 2018
News
An international team of scientists has observed plumes of cold molecular gas sprayed out by a black hole a billion light-years from Earth. The team say this is the first...
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics
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Molecular motor powered by light alone

November 23, 2018
News
Chemists have developed the first molecular motor that can be powered by just light, irrespective of temperature.Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet’s Henry Dube and student Aaron Gerwien developed the motor, or chemical carousel, which...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Energy, Nanotechnology
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Neutrino CT scan

November 23, 2018
News
Researchers from Spain published the first CT of the Earth using neutrinos. This elementary particle, one of the most abundant in the Universe, is able to cross the planet without...
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics
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Currents cross virtual outer-space in transistor air gap

November 21, 2018
News
Researchers have developed a transistor that sends electrical currents through narrow air gaps instead of through silicon.  The proof-of-concept, developed by a team at RMIT University in Australia, recreates a virtual...
Physics & Engineering
Energy, Physics
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