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Quantum Computing Platform Accelerates Transition from Bulk Optics to Integrated Photonics on a Silicon Chip Smaller Than a Penny The quantum computing market is projected... The post Photonic Chip Breakthrough Opens a Path Toward Quantum Computing in Real-World Conditions appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are emerging assistive devices that may one day help people with brain or spinal injuries to move or communicate. BCI systems depend... The post Wireless Microscale Neural Sensors Enable Next-Generation Brain-Computer Interface System appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Analog photonic solutions offer unique opportunities to address complex computational tasks with unprecedented performance in terms of energy dissipation and speeds, overcoming current limitations of... The post Novel Nanophotonic Analog Processor Developed for High Performance Computing appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Genetically encoded reporter proteins have been a mainstay of biotechnology research, allowing scientists to track gene expression, understand intracellular processes, and debug engineered genetic circuits.... The post Researchers Develop “Nanopore-Tal” Technology That Enables Cells To Talk to Computers appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Thinner than a human hair, new material can absorb impacts from microparticles traveling at supersonic speeds. Engineers at Caltech, MIT, and ETH Zürich have developed... The post New Nanomaterial Resists Projectile Impact Better Than Kevlar appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have produced a more efficient type of solar cell, using laser processing and setting a new world record... The post Scientists Set New World Record With Bifacial Solar Cells appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Artificial intelligence (AI) will fundamentally change medicine and healthcare: Diagnostic patient data, e.g. from ECG, EEG or X-ray images, can be analyzed with the help... The post Implantable AI System Developed for Early Detection and Treatment of Illnesses appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Made of components found in the human body, the programmable system is a step toward safer, targeted delivery of gene editing and other molecular therapeutics.... The post Scientists Harness Human Protein To Deliver RNA Molecular Medicines to Cells appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Less than a year on from the UK Space Agency committing £1 million in funding to combat space debris, Fujitsu UK has successfully combined quantum-inspired... The post What Goes Up Must Come Down: Helping Clean Up Space Junk With First-of-Its-Kind Mission Optimizer appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Reconfigurable materials can do amazing things. Flat sheets transform into a face. An extruded cube transforms into dozens of different shapes. But there’s one thing... The post Transforming Circles Into Squares: Researchers Reconfigure Material Topology on the Microscale appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Bacterial infections relating to medical implants place a huge burden on healthcare and cause great suffering to patients worldwide. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of... The post Graphene Binds Drugs That Kill Bacteria on Medical Implants To Prevent Infection appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

In a study that could benefit quantum computing, researchers show a superlattice embedded with nanodots may be immune from dissipating energy to the environment. Scientists... The post A Peculiar State of Matter in Layers of Semiconductors Could Advance Quantum Computing appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Enormous potential range of applications. MIT engineers and colleagues report important new advances on a tunable metasurface, or flat optical device patterned with nanoscale structures,... The post MIT’s New Tunable “Metasurface” is Akin to Optical Swiss Army Knife appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Research by a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) physicist and a host of collaborators is shedding new light on one of the major challenges to realizing the... The post Experiments Prove Quantum Computing Errors Correlated, Tied to Cosmic Rays appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New research from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that elephants dilate their nostrils in order to create more space in their trunks, allowing them... The post How an Elephant’s Trunk Manipulates Air To Eat and Drink – Animal’s “Swiss Army Knife” Could Help Build Better Robots appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Artificial neural networks modeled on real brains can perform cognitive tasks. A new study shows that artificial intelligence networks based on human brain connectivity can... The post AI Networks Based on Human Brain Connectivity Can Perform Cognitive Tasks appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Researchers have developed a ‘library of properties’ to help identify the environmental impact of nanomaterials faster and more cost-effectively. Whilst nanomaterials have benefited a wide... The post Online “Library of Properties” Helps To Create Safer Nanomaterials Faster appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Fueled faster, better computing for decades, ever-increasing silicon chip density nears physical limit. Researchers at The Rockefeller University have shed new light on “Moore’s Law”... The post Twilight for Silicon? End of “Moore’s Law” in View As Silicon Chip Density Nears Physical Limit appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Prosthetic enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat. For the more than 5 million... The post Low-Cost, Inflatable Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Real-Time Tactile Control appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Student-designed Nimbus solar car travels 1,109 miles in five days, averaging 38.4 miles per hour. After three years of hard work, the MIT Solar Electric... The post MIT’s Nimbus Solar Car Wins 2021 American Solar Challenge appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New algorithm could enable fast, nimble drones for time-critical operations such as search and rescue. If you follow autonomous drone racing, you likely remember the... The post New Algorithm Trains Drones To Fly Around Obstacles at High Speeds appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have removed a major obstacle that has stood in the way of quantum computers becoming a reality: they discovered a... The post “Missing Puzzle Piece” Discovered: Critical Advance in Quantum Computer Design appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

A longstanding interest in radiation’s effects on metals has drawn Michael Short into new areas such as nuclear security and microreactors. Michael Short came to... The post Investigating Materials for Safe, Secure Nuclear Energy appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Purdue University innovators have created technology aimed at replacing Morse code with colored “digital characters” to modernize optical storage. They are confident the advancement will... The post Say Goodbye to the Dots and Dashes: Enhanced Optical Storage Media appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Engineers at Caltech and JPL have developed a material inspired by chain mail that can transform from a foldable, fluid-like state into specific solid shapes... The post Innovative New Material Inspired by Chain Mail Transforms from Flexible to Rigid on Command appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

University of Virginia School of Engineering researchers uncover the secrets of highly efficient swimming at varying speeds. A robotic fish tail and an elegant math... The post Secrets of Highly Efficient Swimming Uncovered for Design of Next-Generation Underwater Drones appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Brain-inspired electronics are the subject of intense research. Scientists from CNRS and the Ecole Normale Supérieure – PSL have theorized how to develop artificial neurons... The post Brain-Inspired Electronics: An Artificial Ionic Neuron for Tomorrow’s Electronic Memories appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Researchers from King’s College London have created a novel interactive VR system to be used by patients when undertaking an MRI. In a new paper published in Scientific... The post Eye Tracking Virtual Reality Technology To Make MRI a New Experience appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

A new approach to producing metamaterials draws on kirigami techniques to make three-dimensional, reconfigurable building blocks that can be used to create complex, dynamic structures.... The post 3D Kirigami Building Blocks Designed To Make Dynamic Metamaterial Structures appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory and New Mexico-based Visgence Inc. have designed and demonstrated a technology that can block cyberattacks from impacting the nation’s electric... The post New Technology That Can Block Cyberattacks From Impacting the Nation’s Electric Power Grid appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Plasma confinement refers to the containment of a plasma by various forces at the extreme conditions necessary for thermonuclear fusion reactions. These conditions exist naturally... The post Science Made Simple: What Is Plasma Confinement? appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

MIT-led research team fashions graphene foam into device that can extract uranium and other heavy metals from tap water. Some kinds of water pollution, such... The post Using Graphene Foam To Filter Uranium and Other Heavy Metals From Drinking Water appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

A heavy chorus of bolting and machinery filled the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, assembly building as engineers, system technicians, and aircraft fabricators worked... The post Major Milestone As NASA’s X-59 QueSST Quiet SuperSonic Technology Aircraft Comes Together appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Berkeley Lab Optical Innovation Could Calm the Jitters of High-Power Lasers The Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Center at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley... The post Optical Innovation Key to Unprecedented Accuracy in Beam Control of High-Power Lasers appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

ADS Codex translates binary data into nucleotides that can be sequenced in molecules as files for later retrieval, bringing potential cost savings and compact ‘cold... The post Translation Software Enables Efficient Storage of Massive Amounts of Data in DNA Molecules appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Review article in Science covers a wide range of breakthroughs, including Los Alamos’ role in key advances. A new article in Science magazine gives an... The post Decades of Research Brings Quantum Dots to Brink of Widespread Use in a Range of Technology Applications appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Professor Joshua Reiss from Queen Mary’s School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science has written for The Conversation on the audio history of the Olympics... The post Olympic Sound Design: 3,600 Microphones and Counting appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Bird of prey can land and walk again with two feet and as the first “bionic bird.” With Oskar Aszmann and his team at the... The post The First “Bionic Bird” – New Foot for “Mia” the Bearded Vulture appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

In the late 1970s, M. Stanley Whittingham was the first to describe the concept of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, an achievement for which he would share... The post “Founding Father” of Lithium-Ion Batteries Helps Solve Persistent 40-Year Problem With His Invention appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Self-harvesting energy from indoor environments proves effective for charging batteries. As more of our devices require recharging of their batteries, researchers are looking to ambient... The post Self-Harvesting Energy To Power Rechargeable Devices, Sensors appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Traditional power generation is not ideal for marine exploration challenges, but the solution may be in the water’s motion. To find a power source for... The post Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Harvesting Energy From Ocean Waves appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Better methods for assessing solar cells under indoor ambient lighting can help improve their design. As photovoltaic (PV) technology continues to progress, PV devices’ applications... The post Measuring Photovoltaic Performance Indoors – Under Artificial Ambient Light appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Purified tin selenide has extraordinarily high thermoelectric performance. Perseverance, NASA’s 2020 Mars rover, is powered by something very desirable here on Earth: a thermoelectric device,... The post Extraordinary New Material Converts Waste Heat Into Energy appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Using Artificial Intelligence, corporations can see new patterns in their data and maintain a competitive edge. Blending these AI technologies into business strategy and operations... The post How Three Artificial Intelligence Technologies Can Sharpen a Company’s Strategic Edge appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

One of the biggest factors affecting consumer adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is the amount of time required to recharge the vehicles—usually powered by lithium-ion... The post A Cousin of Table Salt Could Make Rechargeable Batteries Faster and Safer appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Important funding for the intersectoral research work of two INRS professors. Patrick Drogui and My Ali El Khakani, professors at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS),... The post Innovative Nanomaterials To Decontaminate Water appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

There is no laundry in space… yet. Astronauts only bring two small suitcases-worth of clothes aboard the International Space Station, sometimes wearing the same pair... The post NASA Interns Take Space Washing Machine Designs for a Spin appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews