Logic gates are the building blocks of computer chips and that was one thing that researchers didn’t have in their possession to build a full-fledged quantum computer chip. However, that’s out of…
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Light-based memory chip can store data permanently
The world’s first entirely light-based memory chip to store data permanently has been developed by material scientists at Oxford University in collaboration with scientists at Karlsruhe, Munster and Exeter. The device, which…
Discovery of highly efficient catalyst could fuel hydrogen economy
Clean energy alternatives are the need of the hour with increasing global warming due to fossil fuel emissions and one of the most promising is hydrogen fuel. One of the primary means…
Experiment provides evidence of superconductivity in monolayer graphene
After graphene and its superconductivity properties were discovered, researchers have shown in theory that superconductivity may be induced by enhancing the electron-phonon coupling through the decoration of graphene with an alkali adatom…
Photosynthesis research with artificial ‘plants’ achieves another milestone
A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) developing a bioinorganic hybrid approach to artificial photosynthesis have achieved another milestone with development of…
Researchers demo superconductivity in graphene monolayer
Graphene’s superconductivity has been proven time and again, but only in its three and two dimensional structures. Superconductivity in 1D arrangement has eluded scientists since it was discovered. However, researchers at University…
Intel to invest $50 million in quantum computing research
Chip maker Intel has announced plans to invest $50 million (£33 million) in quantum computing research, which could help boost the capabilities of high performance computers. In an open letter, Intel CEO…
Intel commits $50 million for quantum computing research
Intel has committed $50 million as research funding to QuTech, the quantum institute of TU Delft and TNO, wherein the two will be carrying out intensive and extensive research on quantum computing….
IBM, GENCI collaboration eyes exascale computing
The ability to perform at least one exaflop, or a billion billion calculations, in one second is on IBM’s mind and for this it has announced a collaboration with GENCI through which…
LEDs set to get cheaper, efficient
One of the biggest hurdles in adoption of LED lighting is the cost involved and the inability of energy savings to offset these high costs. This is about to change as a…
Cambridge Quantum Computing lands funding of up to $50 million
A UK based quantum computing startup named Cambridge Quantum Computing Limited has landed huge funding from One of the original investors in Google, Grupo Arcano. Established in early 2013, Cambridge Quantum Computing,…
Thoth’s space elevator: The idea spawned in a remote forest in Eastern Ontario
Thoth Technology Inc. – a Canada based company – was recently awarded a patent for an innovative space elevator and according to the CEO and CTO of the company it all started…
Researchers find efficient way to produce hydrogen fuel from water and light
Researchers at Michigan Technological University have mimicked the process of photosynthesis to produce hydrogen fuel using water and light and that too with high efficiency. In a study published in the Journal…
Thousands flock to Robotronica to get a glimpse of robotic future
Robotronica, organised at Brisbane’s Queensland University of Technology (QUT), has been a day of discovery, fun and learning for many as thousands flocked to the public event to get a glimpse of…
DNA won’t replace hard drives anytime soon
We recently reported on a new development wherein researchers were able to successfully encode data onto DNA, simulate 2000 years of storage and then decode it off the DNA without any errors….