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- Top Predictions In Quantum For 2024 23/01/2024 The term, “Quantum Practicality,” entered the lexicon in earnest in 2023, probably chosen because it sounds less hubristic than quantum advantage and, certainly, quantum supremacy. Like those terms, quantum practicality is hard to define and, therefore, hard to measure. However, in 2024 we should see of a glimpse of achieving the spirit of that term.
- Field-induced superconductivity in quantum materials 22/01/2024 Field-induced superconductivity occurs when an applied magnetic field increases or induces superconductivity. In a new report published in Science Advances, Joshua J. Sanchez and a team of scientists applied stress as a switch between a field tunable superconducting state and a robust non-field tunable state, to mark the first demonstration of a strain-tunable, superconducting spin valve with infinite magnetoresistance.
- Shedding light on the origin of the photovoltaic effect in organic–inorganic perovskites 19/01/2024 A team led by RIKEN researchers has investigated how special crystals convert light into electricity. Their findings will help inform efforts to improve their efficiency, which could lead to the crystals being used in solar cells. The study is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
- 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.