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Pioneers in Science: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
This edition of Pioneers in Science celebrates physicist Wilhelm Röntgen, winner of the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of “a new kind of ray”.
Pioneers in Science: Gabriel Lippmann
Today Advanced Science News celebrates the 174th birthday of Gabriel Lippmann, the French physicist who produced the first color photographs.
A Quantum Autoencoder via Quantum Adders
A quantum autoencoder via approximate quantum adders in the Rigetti cloud quantum computer is carried out employing up to three qubits.
A Step Toward Quantum-Coherent Circuits
A train of single-electrons propagating on top of the Fermi sea of a mesoscopic conductor can be used for time-domain spectroscopy of quantum-coherent structures.
Researcher Highlight: Maria Antonietta Loi
Professor Maria Antonietta Loi can be described best as an experimental solid-state physicist with a great love for photophysics and optoelectronics. In short, she just loves light! Born in Sardinia, Maria studied physics and finished her Ph.D. in Cagliari in 2001....
The Next Generation of Smart Windows Using Carbon Dots
A new nanofluid coating provides an opportunity to reduce energy waste in the next generation of smart windows.
Unveiling the Presence of an Excitonic Insulator in Transport Experiments
A theoretical study of electronic transport in a hybrid junction consisting of an excitonic insulator sandwiched between a normal and a superconducting electrode.
PicoQuant’s Quantum Symposium Covered a Wide Range of Photonic Quantum Technologies
The second edition of this symposium provided not only outstanding and inspiring talks but also excellent opportunities for networking. Berlin (Germany), 06 June 2019 – From May 22 to 24, 2019, PicoQuant held its second international symposium on “Single Photon Based...
Fields Matter: Magnetic-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition
A new method for the fabrication of anisotropic iron oxide nanostructures has been developed through the application of a magnetic field in plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD).
Water and More Water!
Water is one of the uttermost complex substance to study. New findings obtained using advanced computational techniques are presented on the Journal of Computational Chemistry March cover
Advanced Characterization Methods at the Nanoscale
New to nano? A new Advanced Materials Tutorial Review highlights the most common characterization techniques for the nanoscale.
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