The virtual walking system. Credit: Toyohashi University of Technology. Walking is a basic human activity that improves human physical and mental health. However, physical disabilities…
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New Performance Benchmark: Measuring a Quantum Computer’s Power Just Got Faster and More Accurate
Scientists at Sandia National Labs invent new yardstick for benchmarking performance. What does a quantum computer have in common with a top draft pick in…
View More New Performance Benchmark: Measuring a Quantum Computer’s Power Just Got Faster and More AccurateRevolutionary New Intelligent Transistor Developed
In addition to the usual control gate (red) there is also a program gate (blue). Credit: TU Wien Revolutionary new electronic components can be adapted…
View More Revolutionary New Intelligent Transistor DevelopedMIT Engineers Produce the World’s Longest Lithium-Ion Flexible Fiber Battery
This submarine drone is powered by a 20-meter-long fiber battery that is wrapped on its surface. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers The rechargeable battery can…
View More MIT Engineers Produce the World’s Longest Lithium-Ion Flexible Fiber BatteryImportant Milestone Reached in Quantum Computing With Error Correction
“Until now researchers have encoded and stabilized. We now show that we can compute as well.” Researchers at QuTech—a collaboration between the TU Delft and…
View More Important Milestone Reached in Quantum Computing With Error CorrectionMIT Quantum COVID Sensor May Offer Faster, Cheaper, and More Accurate Detection of SARS-CoV-2
Using mathematical simulations, MIT researchers have shown that it would be possible to design a sensor, based on quantum physics, that could detect the SARS-CoV-2…
View More MIT Quantum COVID Sensor May Offer Faster, Cheaper, and More Accurate Detection of SARS-CoV-2Researchers developed DIY 3D-printed peristaltic pump kits for microfluidics
To make microfluidic pumps more accessible to the scientific community, SUTD researchers developed a highly-customisable, 3D-printed peristaltic pump kit, where users from around the world…
View More Researchers developed DIY 3D-printed peristaltic pump kits for microfluidicsNew All-Season Smart-Roof Coating Enables Year-Round Energy Savings
Samples of an all-season smart-roof coating designed to keep homes warm during the winter and cool during the summer – without consuming natural gas or…
View More New All-Season Smart-Roof Coating Enables Year-Round Energy SavingsColor-Sorting Metalenses Boost Imaging Sensitivity for Smartphones and Autonomous Vehicles
Researchers have developed a metalens that acts as both a color splitter and a lens. It can be directly integrated on sensor pixels to create…
View More Color-Sorting Metalenses Boost Imaging Sensitivity for Smartphones and Autonomous VehiclesThe World’s First Optical Oscilloscope – Game-Changing Innovation for Communication Technologies
The innovation could be a game-changer for communication technologies, such as phones and internet connections. A team from UCF has developed the world’s first optical…
View More The World’s First Optical Oscilloscope – Game-Changing Innovation for Communication Technologies