A superconducting silicon chip is used as an untrusted relay server for secure quantum communication. By harnessing the unique low-dead-time feature of the waveguide integrated…
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Researchers created a transistor-like ‘logic gate,’ which is a type of computational operation in which multiple inputs control an output, and embedded it into a…
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A setup of one of the camera prototypes in the laboratory. Credit: Florian Willomitzer/Northwestern University Device can see around corners and through scattering media like…
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Engineers have successfully transferred digitally encoded information wirelessly using nuclear radiation instead of conventional technology. Radio waves and mobile phone signals rely on electromagnetic radiation…
View More Nuclear Radiation “Fast Neutrons” Used To Transmit Digital Data Wirelessly
A novel polymer developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory strengthens sand for additive manufacturing applications. A 6.5 centimeter 3D-printed sand bridge, shown here, held 300…
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Photograph of a holographic display prototype. Credit: Stanford Computational Imaging Lab Virtual and augmented reality headsets are designed to place wearers directly into other environments,…
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The self-driving Roboat, with refined perception, navigation, and control systems, prepares to set sail in Amsterdam. Credit: Photo courtesy of MIT CSAIL If you don’t…
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Horseshoe Crab Michael Bartlett will engineer wearable, whole-body sensing networks with a Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research. The horseshoe crab is…
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Artist’s conception of the epitaxial growth of a chalcogenide perovskite thin film. The material represents a new family of semiconductors. Credit: Felice Frankel Ultrastable and…
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Sandia scientist Peter Schwindt, left, and postdoctoral scientist Bethany Little examine the vacuum package held in a yellow, 3D-printed mount. Credit: Sandia National Laboratory Sandia…
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