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- An advanced computational tool for understanding quantum materials 18/01/2024 Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME), Argonne National Laboratory, and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia have developed a new computational tool to describe how the atoms within quantum materials behave when they absorb and emit light.
- On/off in trillionths of a second: Optically controlled magnetic fields 17/01/2024 Physicists at the University of Duisburg-Essen and their cooperating partners have discovered that tiny graphene sheets can become electromagnets under infrared radiation. The study is published in the journal Nature Communications.
- A new strategy for making and manipulating higher-temperature superconductors 11/01/2024 Superconductors have intrigued physicists for decades. But these materials, which allow the perfect, lossless flow of electrons, usually only exhibit this quantum-mechanical peculiarity at temperatures so low—a few degrees above absolute zero—as to render them impractical.
- Researchers safely integrate fragile 2D materials into devices, opening a path to unique electronic properties 10/01/2024 Two-dimensional materials, which are only a few atoms thick, can exhibit some incredible properties, such as the ability to carry electric charge extremely efficiently, which could boost the performance of next-generation electronic devices.
- Researchers use vapor deposition to make covalent organic framework films 09/01/2024 Rice University materials scientists developed a fast, low-cost, scalable method to make covalent organic frameworks (COFs), a class of crystalline polymers whose tunable molecular structure, large surface area and porosity could be useful in energy applications, semiconductor devices, sensors, filtration systems and drug delivery.
- Researchers create first logical quantum processor 14/12/2023 Key step toward reliable, game-changing quantum computing
- Physicists 'entangle' individual molecules for the first time, hastening possibilities for quantum computing 12/12/2023 For the first time, a team of Princeton physicists have been able to link together individual molecules into special states that are quantum mechanically "entangled." In these bizarre states, the molecules remain correlated with each other—and can interact simultaneously—even if they are miles apart, or indeed, even if they occupy opposite ends of the universe. This research was recently published in the journal Science.
- All-metal fullerene cluster made for first time 30/11/2023 A fullerene-like molecule composed entirely of metal atoms has been made by researchers in China. As the molecule is highly unstable, it remains uncertain whether it will find direct applications, but its existence could provide new insights into the bonding between metal atoms.
- Limits for quantum computers: Perfect clocks are impossible, research finds 28/11/2023 There are different ideas about how quantum computers could be built. But they all have one thing in common: you use a quantum physical system—for example, individual atoms—and change their state by exposing them to very specific forces for a specific time. However, this means that in order to be able to rely on the quantum computing operation delivering the correct result, you need a clock that is as precise as possible.
- Deep learning model can detect a previously unknown quasicrystalline phase 23/11/2023 Crystalline materials are made up of atoms, ions, or molecules arranged in an ordered, three-dimensional structure. They are widely used for the development of semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, photovoltaics, and catalysts.
- Why superconductor research is in a ‘golden age’ — despite controversy 21/11/2023 Last week’s retraction dealt a blow to the search for room-temperature superconductivity, but physicists are optimistic about the field’s future.