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The quantum internet just went live on Verizon’s network

September 26, 2025 0 Comments Communications, Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Distributed Computing, encryption, Hacking, Information Technology, Spintronics Research

Penn engineers have taken quantum networking from the lab to Verizon’s live fiber network, using a silicon “Q-chip” that speaks the same Internet Protocol as the modern web. The system pairs classical and quantum signals like a train engine with sealed cargo, ensuring routing without destroying quantum states. By maintaining fidelity above 97% even under real-world noise, the approach shows that a scalable quantum internet is possible using today’s infrastructure.

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Scientists brew “quantum ink” to power next-gen night vision

September 25, 2025 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Chemistry, Detectors, Energy and Resources, Neural Interfaces, Photography, Spintronics Research, Vehicles

Toxic metals are pushing infrared detector makers into a corner, but NYU Tandon researchers have developed a cleaner solution using colloidal quantum dots. These detectors are made like “inks,” allowing scalable, low-cost production while showing impressive infrared sensitivity. Combined with transparent electrodes, the innovation tackles major barriers in imaging systems and could bring infrared technology to cars, medicine, and consumer devices.

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Tiny new lenses, smaller than a hair, could transform phone and drone cameras

September 23, 2025 0 Comments Computer Programming, Computers and Internet, Engineering and Construction, Materials Science, Mobile Computing, Optics, Spintronics Research, Telecommunications

Scientists have developed a new multi-layered metalens design that could revolutionize portable optics in devices like phones, drones, and satellites. By stacking metamaterial layers instead of relying on a single one, the team overcame fundamental limits in focusing multiple wavelengths of light. Their algorithm-driven approach produced intricate nanostructures shaped like clovers, propellers, and squares, enabling improved performance, scalability, and polarization independence.

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Scientists just made atoms talk to each other inside silicon chips

September 23, 2025 0 Comments Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Engineering and Construction, Mobile Computing, Physics, Spintronics, Spintronics Research, Telecommunications

Researchers at UNSW have found a way to make atomic nuclei communicate through electrons, allowing them to achieve entanglement at scales used in today’s computer chips. This breakthrough brings scalable, silicon-based quantum computing much closer to reality.

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Scientists build micromotors smaller than a human hair

September 22, 2025 0 Comments #039, Alternative Medicine, amp, Artificial intelligence, Diseases and Conditions, Eye Care, Internet, Mobile Computing, s Healthcare, Spintronics Research, Today&amp

Using laser light instead of traditional mechanics, researchers have built micro-gears that can spin, shift direction, and even power tiny machines. These breakthroughs could soon lead to revolutionary medical tools working at the scale of cells.

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Lasers just made atoms dance, unlocking the future of electronics

September 22, 2025 0 Comments Computer Modeling, Computer Science, Energy and Resources, Engineering and Construction, Mobile Computing, Nanotechnology, Optics, Spintronics Research

Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered how to use ultrafast lasers to wiggle atoms in exotic materials, temporarily altering their electronic behavior. By combining cutting-edge microscopes with quantum simulations, they created a nanoscale switch that could revolutionize smartphones, laptops, and even future quantum computers.

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Researchers design tunable, self-recovering dyes for use in next-generation smart devices

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Materials Science, Software, Spintronics Research, Thermodynamics, video games

Researchers are working to better control how the chemicals respond to treatment, as well as how to reverse the chemicals back to their original state with little to no interference. A team of researchers has achieved such results with a specific compound that can emit light and has potential applications in the next generation of smart devices such as wearable devices and anti-counterfeiting paintings.

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Achieving quantum supremacy

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Physics, Quantum Computers, Quantum Computing, Quantum Physics, Spintronics, Spintronics Research

Researchers have made good on their claim to quantum supremacy. Using 53 entangled quantum bits ('qubits'), their Sycamore computer has taken on — and solved — a problem considered intractable for classical computers.

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Magnetics with a twist: Scientists find new way to image spins

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Computers and Internet, Electronics, encryption, Hacking, Materials Science, Medical Technology, Spintronics, Spintronics Research

Researchers have put a new spin on measuring and controlling spins in nickel oxide, with an eye toward improving electronic devices' speed and memory capacity.

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Machine-learning analysis of X-ray data picks out key catalytic properties

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Modeling, encryption, Hacking, Inorganic Chemistry, Physics, Spintronics Research

Scientists seeking to design new catalysts to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane have used a novel artificial intelligence (AI) approach to identify key catalytic properties. By using this method to track the size, structure, and chemistry of catalytic particles under real reaction conditions, the scientists can identify which properties correspond to the best catalytic performance, and then use that information to guide the design of more efficient catalysts.

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