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Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Jun 20, 2025

Magically reducing errors in quantum computers: Researchers invent technique to decrease overhead

For decades, quantum computers that perform calculations millions of times faster than conventional computers have remained a tantalizing yet distant goal. However, a new breakthrough in quantum physics may have just sped ...

Materials Science Jun 20, 2025

Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient

Manufactured chemicals and materials are necessary for practically every aspect of daily life, from life-saving pharmaceuticals to plastics, fuels and fertilizers. Yet manufacturing these important chemicals comes at a steep ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 20, 2025

True single-photon source boosts secure key rates in quantum key distribution systems

Quantum key distribution (QKD), a cryptographic technique rooted in quantum physics principles, has shown significant potential for enhancing the security of communications. This technique enables the transmission of encryption ...

Materials Science Jun 19, 2025

Efficient organic photoredox catalyst enables greener chemical production at room temperature

Colorado State University researchers have published a paper in Science that describes a new and more efficient light-based process for transforming fossil fuels into useful modern chemicals. In it, they report that their ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 19, 2025

Ultralow loss optical microresonators pave way for miniaturized, tunable photonic systems

Aston University researchers have developed a new class of optical microresonators, miniature optical devices that strongly confine and enhance light in microscopic dimensions. They are essential components in a wide range ...

Space Exploration Jun 19, 2025

NASA to gather in-flight imagery of commercial test capsule re-entry

A NASA team specializing in collecting imagery-based engineering datasets from spacecraft during launch and reentry is supporting a European aerospace company's upcoming mission to return a subscale demonstration capsule ...

Nanophysics Jun 19, 2025

Lanthanide-doped nanomaterials unlock new horizons for advanced imaging and photonics

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new class of lanthanide-doped nanomaterials that exhibit extraordinarily high optical nonlinearity, exceeding a magnitude of 500. This achievement ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 19, 2025

Scientists propose blueprint for 'universal translator' in quantum networks

UBC researchers are proposing a solution to a key hurdle in quantum networking: a device that can "translate" microwave to optical signals and vice versa.

Astronomy Jun 19, 2025

Escaping cosmic strings: How dark photons could finally work as dark matter

Researchers, in a recent Âé¶¹ÒùÔºical Review Letters paper, introduce a new mechanism that may finally allow ultralight dark photons to be considered serious candidates for dark matter, with promising implications for detection ...

Biotechnology Jun 18, 2025

Solar panels give edge to tomatoes grown underneath

Experiments lead to a greater understanding, deeper insights, and sometimes they even bear fruit. That was certainly the case last summer at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where ...

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