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Quantum Mechanics can be Used to Create More Stable Organic Solar Cells

Quantum mechanics can be used to create more stable and more easily produced organic solar cells. These are the findings of new research from the University of Gothenburg.

12 May 2021

Researchers Develop Integrated Chips that can Generate Light Particles on Demand

The promise of a quantum internet depends on the complexities of harnessing light to transmit quantum information over fiber optic networks.

11 May 2021

Novel Approach Uses Light to Read Out Superconducting Circuits

In the last few years, several technology companies including Google, Microsoft, and IBM, have massively invested in quantum computing systems based on microwave superconducting circuit platforms in an effort to scale them up from small research-oriented systems to commercialized computing platforms.

11 May 2021

'Twisting' Atomically Thin Semiconductor Materials may Convert Light into Electricity

A pair of physicists at the University of California, Riverside, are aiming to convert light falling on atomically thin semiconductor materials into electricity, having received more than $582,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of the Army.

3 May 2021

CCNY Team Takes First Step Towards Realizing Chip-Scale Scalable Single Photon Switches

The ability to turn on and off a physical process with just one photon is a fundamental building block for quantum photonic technologies.

29 Apr 2021

Scientists Achieve More Stable, High-Precision Time-Frequency Comparison

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences analyzed the high-loss, free-space, high-precision time-frequency dissemination experiment between remote locations.

26 Apr 2021

Research may Pave the Way for Development of More Efficient Optoelectronic Devices

Diodes are widely used electronic devices that act as one-way switches for current. A well-known example is the LED (light-emitting diode), but there is a special class of diodes designed to make use of the phenomenon known as "quantum tunneling".

21 Apr 2021

New Tactics to Illuminate Gravitational Waves and Dark Matter

Astronomers are finding ways for smart alternatives to keep answering basic questions in physics after experiencing the devastating loss of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico and the usually prohibitive cost of satellite missions.

19 Apr 2021

Study Achieves Highest Opto-Electronic Spin Polarization at Room Temperature

The use of information technology in which the spin of electrons is used for information processing in quantum computers might be possible in the future.

9 Apr 2021