New Form of Carbon Discovered – “Opening Up Entirely New Possibilities”
The novel form of carbon is created through the heating of fullerenes with lithium nitride. The most recognized forms of carbon are graphite and diamond,…
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New AI Can Automatically Detect a Serious Heart Condition
Utilizing intravascular optical coherence tomography images, a new technique made it easier to identify plaque erosion Researchers have created a brand-new artificial intelligence (AI) technique…
Charge-Density-Wave Induced Electronic Nematicity in Kagome Superconductor
In a recent article published in Nature, a research team led by Prof. CHEN Xianhui, WU Tao and WANG Zhenyu from the University of Science…
Acceleration of Quasar Outflows at Scale of Tens of Parsecs Discovered for the First Time
Dr. HE Zhicheng and his coworkers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences created a new…
Synthesizing Triatomic Molecules Under Quantum Constraints
Radio-Frequency Pulse Enables Association of Triatomic Molecules in Ultracold 23Na40K + 40K Gas Three-body system is already formidable in classical physics, not to mention the quantum state…
Super-Resolution Imaging of a Single Cold Atom on a Nanosecond Timescale
The team of academician GUO Guangcan of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made important progress…
Chromatic Intensity Interferometer: High-Spatial-Resolution Interferometry Enters the Multi-Wavelength Era
Interferometers are widely used in various high spatial resolution imaging techniques to extend the diffraction limit. However, the conventional interferometric methods only work when the…
Scientists Realize Noiseless Photon-Echo Protocol – Key to Long-Distance Quantum Communication
Prof. Chuanfeng Li and Prof. Zongquan Zhou from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) innovatively raised…
Waste to Treasure: Using Crayfish Shells to Store Energy
Other than a spicy night snack, the crayfish has been endowed with greater significance. Prof. ZHU Xifeng’s team from University of Science and Technology of…
Chinese Researchers Construct a Multiplexed Quantum Repeater Based on Absorptive Quantum Memories
Chinese researchers realized an elementary link of a quantum repeater based on absorptive quantum memories (QMs) and demonstrated the multiplexed quantum repeater for the first…
Coherent Storage of Light Over One-Hour Achieved – Great Stride Towards the Application of Quantum Memories
Remote quantum distribution on the ground is limited because of the loss of photon in optical fibers. One solution for remote quantum communication lies in…
Scientists Realize Efficient Generation of High-Dimensional Quantum Teleportation
In a study published in Physical Review Letters, the team led by academician GUO Guangcan from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of…
Ultimate Precision: Scientists Reach Limit of Multi-Parameter Quantum Measurement With Zero Trade-Off
Real-life applications like magnetometry or quantum gyroscope typically involve precise measurement on multiple parameters. How to achieve the ultimate precision limits simultaneously is a long…
China Builds the World’s First Integrated Quantum Communication Network
Chinese scientists have established the world’s first integrated quantum communication network, combining over 700 optical fibers on the ground with two ground-to-satellite links to achieve…
Scientists Snap Molecular Building Blocks of Brain Computing – Critical Step Towards Resolving the Atomic Details of the Brain
Synapses are specialized devices where learning and memory occur. The efficient transmission of synaptic signals relies on the delicate structure and complex molecular composition of…
Tough New Bioinspired Material to Replace Petroleum-Based Plastics
Modern life relies closely on plastics, even though the petroleum-based production creates serious environmental challenges. The industry opts out to use sustainable materials due to…
Mystery Solved: How Do Tips of Plants Stay Virus-Free in Face of Intensive Infection?
Plants are able to keep growing indefinitely because they have tissues made of meristems — plant stem cells — which have the unique ability to…
Biosynthetic Sustainable Hierarchical Solar Steam Generator for Water Purification
Water is vital to the survival of life. However, water scarcity has become a major problem in modern society. Today, one-fifth of the world’s population…
