Viterbi Algorithm goes quantum
An old technique helps Bob correctly decode Alice's entangled message qubit.
Jul 31st, 2008
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QuantumSphere Announces Breakthrough in Clean Efficient Hydrogen Production by Electrolysis
Nano-enabled electrodes decrease cost, increase performance.
Jul 31st, 2008
Read moreNew nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger
A Michigan State University researcher and his students have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airplanes and cars as well as more durable medical and sports equipment.
Jul 31st, 2008
Read moreGraphene films have potential as next-generation transistors
Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have characterized an aspect of graphene film behavior by measuring the way it conducts electricity on a substrate. This milestone advances the potential application of graphene, the ultra-thin, single-atom thick carbon sheets that conduct electricity faster and more efficiently than silicon, the current material of choice for transistor fabrication.
Jul 31st, 2008
Read moreScientists carve functional nanoribbons using super-heated, nano-sized particles of iron
Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a new method by which few layer graphene can be etched along flawless, crystallographic axes by using thermally activated nanoparticles, a technique that results in atomically precise, macroscopic length ribbons of graphene.
Jul 31st, 2008
Read moreNanoScale Materials Stewardship Seminar on August 13
Join the International Association of Nanotechnology at the NanoScale Materials Stewardship Seminar on August 13, to discuss new initiatives and collaborate with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CALEPA) to implement mutually beneficial standards for nanoparticles.
Jul 31st, 2008
Read moreScientists find way to harness nanomotors to engineer nanosystems for transport and assembly
A paper in this week's nature Nanotechnology outlines a roadmap for harnessing nanomotors for a broad range of applications, ranging from nanoscale sensing, and transport to assembly. It focuses on two broad classes of nanomotors that burn chemical energy to move along linear tracks: assembly nanomotors and transport nanomotors.
Jul 31st, 2008
Read moreThe amazing quantum world of ultra cold matter
Many of us have been fascinated by the concept of absolute zero, the temperature at which everything comes to a complete stop. But physics tells us otherwise: absolute zero cannot be reached but only approached, and the closer you get, the more interesting phenomena you find!
Jul 31st, 2008
Read moreNanojewels made easy
Coaxing colors from nanoscale particles broadens horizons for optical technologies.
Jul 30th, 2008
Read moreNano-foods: The next consumer scare?
Those consumers already worried about genetically engineered or cloned food reaching their tables may soon find something else in their grocery carts to furrow their brows over - nano-foods.
Jul 30th, 2008
Read moreNew technique to compress light could open doors for optical communications
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have devised a way to squeeze light into tighter spaces than ever thought possible, potentially opening doors to new technology in the fields of optical communications, miniature lasers and optical computers.
Jul 30th, 2008
Read moreScientists determine strength of 'liquid smoke'
Aerogel, also known as liquid smoke or 'San Francisco fog', is an open-cell polymer with pores smaller than 50 nanometers in diameter. For the first time, Lawrence Livermore and Lawrence Berkeley scientists have peered into this material and created three-dimensional images to determine its strength and potential new applications.
Jul 29th, 2008
Read moreNew disease-fighting nanoparticles look like miniature pastries
Ultra-miniature bialy-shaped particles - called nanobialys because they resemble tiny versions of the flat, onion-topped rolls popular in New York City - could soon be carrying medicinal compounds through patients' bloodstreams to tumors or atherosclerotic plaques.
Jul 29th, 2008
Read moreAustin IEEE Wireless Conference focuses on the impact of emerging device technology
Dr. Walt Trybula, director of the Nanomaterials Application Center at Texas State University, will lead off the Friday sessions with a presentation on the impact of nanotechnology in low-cost hive networks.
Jul 29th, 2008
Read moreNanoparticles + light = dead tumor cells
Medical physicists at the University of Virginia have created a novel way to kill tumor cells using nanoparticles and light.
Jul 29th, 2008
Read moreGerman report proposes policy options for converging technologies including nanotechnology
The Office of Technology Assessment at the German Parliament (TAB) just released an English summary to a recent report on Converging Technologies.
Jul 29th, 2008
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