Complex 3D nanoscale architectures based on DNA self-assembly can conduct electricity without resistance and may provide a platform for fabricating quantum computing and sensing devices.
Results for "quantum computer"
Nanomaterials for enhanced fiberoptic cables
New hybrid optical fibers contain 2D materials that enhance light-matter interactions and open doors for a range of new technological advancements.
What would a room temperature superconductor mean for the energy sector?
While superconductors are not considered an energy material, the energy savings arising from resistance-free transmission and distribution of electricity are potentially massive when considered on a global scale.
Teleportation is possible, it just depends on scale
Using the principles of quantum mechanics, scientists are unlocking incredible computing powers one experiment at a time.
Gentle laser processing of perovskites at the nanoscale
Scientists have developed a method for precise, fast, and high-quality laser processing of halide perovskites, promising light-emitting materials for solar energy, optical electronics, and metamaterials.
Faster, more efficient memory cells at super cold temperatures
Scientists developed cryogenic memory cells that could be orders of magnitude faster than existing memories while consuming very little power.
Topological phase transitions: 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 with one half to David J. Thouless and the other half to F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.
The week in research: February 5th 2014
A roundup of the latest materials science research from the past week.
MIT researchers develop optical transistor
Researchers describe the experimental realization of an optical switch controlled by a single photon, allowing light to govern the transmission of light.
Spin-Hall effect observation is a step towards "atomtronics"
Researchers at NIST have reported the first observation of the “spin Hall effect” in a Bose-Einstein condensate.
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