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Search for strange Skyrmion phenomenon fails but finds stranger magnetic beaded necklace
Physicists on the hunt for a rarely seen magnetic spin texture have discovered another object that bears its hallmarks, hidden in the structure of ultra-thin magnetic films, that they have called an incommensurate spin crystal.
Pancake strategy for the win
Special heat treatment improves novel magnetic material
Study shows promise of quantum computing using factory-made silicon chips
A single qubit on a standard silicon transistor chip has been successfully demonstrated as “quantum capable” in a new study by the UCL spinout Quantum Motion, led by researchers at UCL and Oxford University.
Getting to the core of HIV replication
HIV-1 viral capsid simulations on XSEDE-allocated Stampede2, Bridges, Darwin systems uncover nucleotide entry mechanism
New £1.49 million project to research nuclear decontamination robots
Scientists from Lancaster and Manchester Universities are to investigate the best way to use robots to help clean up radioactivity with a £1.49 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UKRI.
Deciphering the secrets of printed electronics
We live in a world where we want our electronics to be flexible, bendable and stretchable apart from being intelligent. Printed electronics technology has emerged as the main route to enable this vision.
Arash Ajoudani awarded the IEEE Ras Early Career Award 2021
Arash Ajoudani leads the Human-Robot Interfaces and physical Interaction Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology. According to the IEEE RAS experts, he contributed to the theory and technology of (ergonomic) human-robot collaboration and telerobotics.
First steps towards revolutionary ULTRARAM™ memory chips
A new type of universal computer memory – ULTRARAM™ – has taken a step closer towards development with a successful experiment by Lancaster physicists. Professor Manus Hayne, who is leading the research, commented: “These new results confirm the astonishing properties…
Japan-Germany international joint experiment on space optical communication
NICT’s optical ground station successfully received downlink light from DLR’s small satellite-mounted optical terminal (OSIRISv1)
Detecting hidden signals
Johns Hopkins APL team finds an easier optimal detection scheme for near-term quantum sensors
Searching for hints of new physics in the subatomic world
Particle physicists use lattice quantum chromodynamics and supercomputers to search for physics beyond the Standard Model
Mussel sensors pave the way for new environmental monitoring tools
Researchers at North Carolina State University have designed and demonstrated a new system that allows them to remotely monitor the behavior of freshwater mussels. The system could be used to alert researchers to the presence of toxic substances in aquatic…
Novel thermometer can accelerate quantum computer development
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed a novel type of thermometer that can simply and quickly measure temperatures during quantum calculations with extremely high accuracy.
Florida company licenses NASA technology that keeps electronics cool
From shutting down unexpectedly to exploding, electronics can wreak havoc when they overheat. A Florida-based company called Protodromics LLC has licensed a NASA technology that takes advantage of a physical force called electrohydrodynamics (EHD) to pump water or other fluids…
Artificial neuron device could shrink energy use and size of neural network hardware
Neural network training could one day require less computing power and hardware, thanks to a new nanodevice that can run neural network computations using 100 to 1000 times less energy and area than existing CMOS-based hardware.
The 2nd International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems and Control
The 2nd International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems and Control (CPS&C’2021) will be held on June 29 – July 2, 2021.
Lena Funcke receives Leona Woods Lectureship Award
Postdoctoral theorist recognized for her work at the intersection of fundamental particles, the cosmos, and quantum computing
Teamwork makes light shine ever brighter
Combined energy sources return a burst of photons from plasmonic gold nanogaps
Artificial neuron device could shrink energy use and size of neural network hardware
Training neural networks to perform tasks, such as recognizing images or navigating self-driving cars, could one day require less computing power and hardware thanks to a new artificial neuron device developed by researchers at the University of California San Diego.…
Sweden’s quantum computer project shifts up a gear
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is almost doubling the annual budget of the research initiative Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology, based at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
Capturing all of light’s data in one snapshot
$7.5 million Department of Defense project to create a ‘super camera’
New approach found for energy-efficient AI applications
Most new achievements in artificial intelligence (AI) require very large neural networks. They consist of hundreds of millions of neurons arranged in several hundred layers, i.e. they have very “deep” network structures. These large, deep neural networks consume a lot…
Tracking cosmic ghosts
Frontera supercomputer, a community resource for IceCube Neutrino Observatory research, enables the discovery of new high-energy particle
Microwave-assisted recording technology promises high-density hard disk performance
Flux control effect in microwave-assisted magnetic recording exploited to improve the recording field in hard disks
I-Seed project for intelligent biodegradable soft robots mimicking plant seeds behaviour
The project will develop intelligent seeds able to monitor environmental parameters. Coordinated by IIT’s researcher Barbara Mazzolai, it involves other 5 partners in Europe. The project has been funded with grant of 4-million euros by the EU.
Heat-free optical switch would enable optical quantum computing chips
In a potential boost for quantum computing and communication, a European research collaboration reported a new method of controlling and manipulating single photons without generating heat. The solution makes it possible to integrate optical switches and single-photon detectors in a…
Mantis shrimp inspires new breed of light sensors
Inspired by the eyes of mantis shrimp, researchers have developed a new kind of optical sensor that is small enough to fit on a smartphone but is capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging. “Lots of artificial intelligence (AI) programs can…
A quantum internet is closer to reality, thanks to this switch
New approach could help quantum networks to support more users without losing data
Smaller, faster, greener
Examining the environmental impact of computation and the future of green computing
Theory could accelerate push for spintronic devices
Rice University models help ID materials for advanced electronics, computer memories
Scientists induce artificial ‘magnetic texture’ in graphene
Quantum science advancement could help lead to powerful spintronic devices, such as semiconductors and quantum computers
First complete coronavirus model shows cooperation
Frontera, Anton 2 supercomputers simulate holistic model of SARS-CoV-2 virion
An intelligent soft material that curls under pressure or expands when stretched (video)
Plants and animals can rapidly respond to changes in their environment, such as a Venus flytrap snapping shut when a fly touches it. However, replicating similar actions in soft robots requires complex mechanics and sensors. Now, researchers reporting in ACS…
Data transfer system connects silicon chips with a hair’s-width cable
The advance could improve energy efficiency of data centers and lighten the load for electronics-rich vehicles
Pushing computing to the edge by rethinking microchips’ design
Responding to artificial intelligence’s exploding demands on computer networks, Princeton University researchers in recent years have radically increased the speed and slashed the energy use of specialized AI systems. Now, the researchers have moved their innovation closer to widespread use…
Expanded Frontera supercomputer to support urgent computing
National Science Foundation, Dell Technologies and Intel support extra capacity for emergency responses
Rice’s Yingyan Lin receives NSF CAREER Award
Engineer recognized for advances in ubiquitous on-device intelligence and green AI
D-Wave demonstrates performance advantage in quantum simulation of exotic magnetism
Fully-programmable annealing quantum computer demonstrates 3 million times speed-up over classical CPU in a practical application
New NIST framework strives for cleaner, more secure power grid
Whether it’s a new set of solar panels glistening on a neighbor’s roof or a freshly installed smart thermostat at home, burgeoning renewable and smart technologies represent steps toward a sustainable future. But much of their potential will remain untapped…
Toward a disease-sniffing device that rivals a dog’s nose
Trained dogs can detect cancer and other diseases by smell. A miniaturized detector can analyze trace molecules to mimic the process
In search of super-Earths: Spectrograph CRIRES+ at ESO’s Very Large Telescope
Astrophysicists from Göttingen University involved in construction of high-resolution research instrument
Event to showcase the future of sensor technology
LOWELL, Mass. – Researchers and entrepreneurs developing sensor technologies for use in a variety of applications will share their expertise and experiences during a free event presented by UMass Lowell on Wednesday, March 3 at noon. The virtual program “Next…
Capturing free-space optical light for high-speed wifi
Plasmonic speed enhancements previously constrained to nanoscale phenomena are replicated on macroscopic devices
Ted Rappaport, founder of NYU WIRELESS, elected to the Nat
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, February 10, 2021 – Theodore (Ted) S. Rappaport , the David Lee/Ernst Weber Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering and the founding director of the research center NYU WIRELESS…
Origami-inspired antenna technology for use in small satellites
A multidisciplinary team engineered a small, light, and low-cost deployable antenna for nano- and micro-satellite communications
New AI-based tools enable quantum computers to ‘self-tune’ for unparalleled results
Developed by Q-CTRL, automated closed-loop hardware optimization improves performance autonomously in major step towards software abstraction
John Hennessy and David Patterson win the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in ICT
The award has gone in this 13th edition to the two scientists who turned computer architecture into a science and designed the processors that power today’s devices
A scalable method for the large-area integration of 2D materials
Graphene Flagship researchers report a new method to integrate graphene and 2D materials into semiconductor manufacturing lines, a milestone for the recently launched 2D-EPL project.
CONCERT project: designing configurable collaborative robot to help workers
Researchers will develop configurable robots in order to preserve workers health in workplaces. Cobots will be validated in a construction scenario. Coordinated by IIT, CONCERT will last 3 years and has received 3 million euro by the European Union