Researchers Use Quantum Mechanics To See Objects Without Looking at Them
The newly developed method links quantum and classical worlds and may enhance measurements for quantum computers and other applications. Our vision is made possible by…
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One Million Times Faster Than Current Technology: New Optical Computing Approach Offers Ultrafast Processing
Processing devices based on polarized light run one million times faster than current technology. Logic gates are the basic building blocks of computer processors. Conventional…
Viking Knots Linked With Quantum Vortices – A Vortex Structure That Is Impervious to Decay
A Peculiar Protected Structure Links Viking Knots With Quantum Vortices A vortex structure that is impervious to decay has been identified through mathematical analysis. In…
Inspired by Living Systems – Next Generation Material Adapts to Its History
Responsive material changes its behavior based on earlier conditions. Inspired by living systems, a new material has been developed that changes its electrical behavior…
Advanced “Lab on a Chip” – Scientists Have Created a Powerful, Ultra-Tiny Spectrometer
The tool opens the door to the widespread use of portable spectrometers. Researchers in the field of optical spectrometry have created a better instrument for…
Simple Changes to Animal Feed Could Supply Food for One Billion People
Livestock and fish could be fed more agricultural by-products, freeing up more food for people. Even with millions around the world facing the threat of…
Atomic-Scale Window Into Superconductivity Paves Way for Advanced New Quantum Materials
New technique helps researchers understand unconventional superconductors. One of nature’s most fascinating quantum phenomena is superconductivity. When a superconducting material is cooled below its critical…
Experiment With Turnstiles of Single Electrons Lights Way Towards New Power Standard
Researchers at Aalto University propose method of transducing frequency to power. The world’s most commonly used system of measurement, the International System of Units (SI),…
Widespread Megaripple Activity Detected Across the North Polar Region of Mars
Megaripples, intermediate-scale bedforms caused by the action of the wind, have been studied extensively and thought to be largely inactive relics of past climates, save…
Advancing Optical Signal Processing: Using Magnets To Toggle Nanolasers Leads to Better Photonics
Controlling nanolasers with magnets lays the groundwork for more robust optical signaling. A magnetic field can be used to switch nanolasers on and off, shows…
Tuning a Magnetic Fluid With an Electric Field Creates Complex Controllable Dissipative Patterns
An electric field transforms an iron oxide nanoparticle suspension into a model for the emergence of complex dissipative structures. Researchers at Aalto University have shown…
New Platform for Quantum Computing? Artificial Material Mimics Quantum Entangled Rare Earth Compounds
By combining two-dimensional materials, researchers create a macroscopic quantum entangled state emulating rare earth compounds. Physicists have created a new ultra-thin two-layer material with quantum…
Ausome: Non-Toxic Technology Extracts More Gold From Ore
Study shows new chloride-based process recovers 84% of gold compared to the 64% recovered with traditional methods. Gold is one of the world’s most popular…
Creating Liquid Shapes That Are Nearly Impossible To Find in Nature: Physicists Make Square Droplets and Liquid Lattices
Driving systems out of equilibrium with electric fields proves useful for creating liquid shapes that are nearly impossible to find in nature. When two substances…
One-Dimensional Fibrous Red Phosphorous Glows in Unexpected Ways
New study published in Nature Communications is the first to show strong optical properties in a 1D van der Waal material. When electrons are confined…
Testing at the World’s Largest Indoor Ice Tank Shows Warm Ice May Fracture Differently Than Cold Ice
New study suggests old rules on how ice breaks may not always hold up. Researchers at Aalto University have found strong evidence that warm ice…
Not Graphene: New Type of Atomically Thin Carbon Material Discovered
Carbon exists in various forms. In addition to diamond and graphite, there are recently discovered forms with astonishing properties. For example, graphene, with a thickness…
One-Third of Global Food Production Threatened by Climate Change
New estimates show that if greenhouse gases continue growing at current rates, large regions at risk of being pushed into climate conditions in which no…