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- Researchers crack a key problem with sodium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and grid energy storage 03/10/2024 Lithium-ion batteries have long dominated the market as the go-to power source for electric vehicles. They are also increasingly being considered for storage of renewable energy to be used on the electric grid. However, with the rapid expansion of this market, supply shortages of lithium are projected within the next five to 10 years.
- Chemical imaging method holds promise for separate overlapping fingerprints 19/09/2024 A new study from the Department of Forensic Medicine at Aarhus University is the first in the world to analyze fingerprints on gelatin lifters using chemical imaging. This could be crucial in criminal cases where current methods fall short.
- 3D bioprinting materials offer possibility for better bone and soft tissue repair 10/09/2024
- Researchers explore design of polar crystalline solids of pure molecular materials 05/09/2024 Harmeet Bhoday, a Missouri S&T Ph.D. student in chemistry from Chandigarh, India, was the lead author of an article titled "Perfect Polar Alignment of Parallel Beloamphiphile Layers: Improved Structural Design Bias Realized in Ferroelectric Crystals of the Novel Methoxyphenyl Series of Acetophenone Azines."
- AI tackles one of the most difficult challenges in quantum chemistry 29/08/2024 New research using neural networks, a form of brain-inspired AI, proposes a solution to the tough challenge of modeling the states of molecules.
- Enhancing electron transfer for highly efficient upconversion OLEDs 22/08/2024 Electron transfer is an elementary process in which an electron is transferred or relocated from a donor molecule or atom to another such entity, called the acceptor. This process is fundamental to chemical reactions, electronic devices, and even living organisms.
- New states of matter unveiled in ‘first time’ quantum flatland discovery 20/08/2024 This development was observed under extreme conditions of near absolute zero temperatures (-459°F or -273°C) and intense magnetic fields nearly 100,000 times stronger than Earth’s.
- Solving the doping problem: Enhancing performance in organic semiconductors 06/08/2024 Cavendish physicists have discovered two new ways to improve organic semiconductors. They found a way to remove more electrons from the material than previously possible and used unexpected properties in an environment known as the non-equilibrium state, boosting its performance for use in electronic devices.
- Raman spectroscopy offers new insights into ionic liquid acidity 01/08/2024 Researchers at the University of Liège have for the first time determined the acidity of ionic liquids using Raman spectroscopy, thanks to Hammett acidity functions. This advance promises to revolutionize our understanding and use of these organic solvents, in which dissolved acids can be remarkably more acidic than in water, with an acidity that can be up to 100 million times greater.
- Artificial neural network syndrome decoding on IBM quantum processors 25/07/2024 Syndrome decoding is an integral but computationally demanding step in the implementation of quantum error correction for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Here, we report the development and benchmarking of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) decoding on IBM quantum processors. We demonstrate that ANNs can efficiently decode syndrome measurement data from heavy-hexagonal code architecture and apply appropriate corrections to facilitate error protection. The current physical error rates of IBM devices are above the code's threshold and restrict the scope of our ANN decoder for logical error rate suppression. However, our work confirms the applicability of ANN decoding methods of syndrome data retrieved from experimental devices and establishes machine learning as a promising pathway for quantum error correction when quantum devices with below threshold error rates become available in the near future.
- New synthesis method enhances MoS₂ optoelectronic performance 23/07/2024 An international research team led by Professor My Ali El Khakani of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has made a surprising discovery about the properties of molybdenum disulfide, also known as MoS2. The material is highly sought after in optoelectronics.