Using the principles of quantum mechanics, scientists unlock incredible computing powers, data storage, transmission, and encryption, one experiment at a time.
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Self-powered forest fire detection
Developing a battery-free electronic sensor to monitor the forest.
Building soft microrobots on demand from active colloids
A new soft microrobot harnesses electromagnetic and thermal energy at the nanoscale to self-assemble from colloidal nanomachines.
Researchers record world’s fastest internet speed from a single optical chip
As the way in which we work, socialize, and live becomes ever-more digital, enabling faster internet speeds and bandwidth capacity while using existing infrastructures promises a new dawn of the digital age.
A stitch in time: How a quantum physicist invented new code from old tricks
An exciting and exotic approach to minimizing error in quantum computation re-purposes a known code to achieve what many researchers thought was impossible.
Over-crowding particles drives their motion
Using an asymmetric sawtooth-shaped potential, researchers achieve transport of tiny molecules driven by particle crowding.
Solving real-life problems with temporal association rules
Researchers discuss how to extract valuable information from databases to aid decision making in emergencies, such as the current pandemic.
Rapidly detecting sepsis at the point of care
A new tool can diagnose sepsis in less than fifteen minutes, even with a very low concentration of biomarkers.
A new deep-learning architecture for drug discovery
Convolutional neural networks provide stronger predictive performances for pharmacological assays compared to traditional machine learning models.
Hey InsureBot, what do I need to buy to protect myself?
A team of data scientists has developed a general-purpose recommendation system for insurance based on Bayesian networks and deep learning.
3D printing with nanoparticles
Assembling nanoparticles into macroscale structures could provide new, durable materials for a range of fields and applications.
Polymer surface wettability: Superhydrophobic and super quick
Researchers at KIT in Germany demonstrate reverse surface wettability by salinization.
Robotics and wearable technologies could help fight future pandemics
Robotic systems have the potential to aid and complement healthcare in an effort to spark novel interdisciplinary initiatives between medical, engineering, and science communities.
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