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Gold Nanoclusters May Boost the Power of Quantum Computers

Nanotechnology, Quantum Technology, Tech / Valeriano Ndeyi

Researchers discovered that gold “super atoms” can act much like the atoms used in advanced quantum systems—except they’re significantly easier to scale up. These miniature clusters can be tailored at the molecular scale, providing a flexible and robust platform for future quantum technologies. Gold Clusters as Scalable Quantum Building Blocks Quantum technologies—from computing to sensing—rely […]

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AI Predicts Real-Time Plasma Instabilities in Nuclear Fusion Reactor

1 Comment / Artificial Intelligence, Computer & Electronics, Invention, Quantum Technology, Tech / Marcílio Santos

Deep within the confines of the tokamak, a toroidal chamber sculpted to embrace the marvels of nuclear fusion, hydrogen atoms collide with immense force, birthing a searing plasma hotter than the sun. Nuclear fusion is key to sustainable energy, leveraging hydrogen isotopes, abundant elements readily extracted from water, and diverse sources. Unveiling AI-Driven Solutions Recent

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China Reveals Coin-Sized Nuclear Battery with 50-Year Lifespan

Quantum Technology, Science & Education, Tech / Ngoma Manuel

A Chinese startup, Betavolt, has revealed a groundbreaking development in nuclear batteries. The BV100, a tiny atomic energy battery the size of a small coin, claims to provide a continuous power supply for up to 50 years without charge.This innovation could potentially revolutionize how electronic devices are powered, although significant advancements are still required before

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Advancing Quantum Computing: Extending Coherence Time for Charge Qubits

Quantum Technology, Science & Education, Tech / Ngoma Manuel

Coherence stands as a pillar of effective communication, whether it is in writing, speaking, or information processing. This principle extends to quantum bits or qubits, the building blocks of quantum computing. A Quantum Leap in Coherence Time A team led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has achieved a significant milestone

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Fusion Technology Is Reaching a Turning Point that Could Change the Energy Game

1 Comment / Quantum Technology, Science & Education, Tech / Vicentina Inácio

Our society faces the grand difficulty of offering sustainable, secure, and affordable forms of generating energy while trying to reduce CO2 emissions to net 0 around 2050. To date, advancements in fusion power, which potentially ticks all these boxes, have been funded nearly exclusively by the public industry. Nevertheless, something is changing. Private equity investment

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Why Selling Quantum Computing is Easier Than Selling a Quantum Computer

Quantum Technology, Science & Education, Tech / Marcílio Santos

With dozens of start-ups in the emerging field of quantum computing, alongside giants like IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, the possibility of producing revenue from what is essentially a research and development venture is daunting. Publicly-traded quantum start-ups such as IonQ and D-Wave Systems, which do not have a non-quantum line of work to subsidize

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Quantum Sensors for GPS-free Orientation

1 Comment / Quantum Technology, Science & Education, Tech / Vicentina Inácio

Can quantum sensors change GPS technology? How can we navigate airliners or allow military vehicles to remain on course without GPS or satellite signals? This is a challenge for which quantum inertial sensors offer an answer. Harnessing quantum technology, they can take ultrasensitive acceleration measurements in three dimensions and any orientation. On the one hand,

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China’s New Quantum Computer Has One Million Times The Power Of Google’s

Quantum Technology, Science & Education, Tech / Marcílio Santos

In July this year, a group in China showed that it has the world’s most powerful quantum computer, finally leapfrogging Google, which declared to have achieved quantum supremacy back in 2019. Since then, China was touting a super-advanced 66-qubit quantum supercomputer called “Zuchongzhi” as one contender against Google’s fifty-four-qubit Sycamore processor. But while Google’s quantum

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Ordinary Computers Could Beat Google’s Quantum Computer After All

Computer & Electronics, Quantum Technology, Science & Education, Tech / Ngoma Manuel

Superfast algorithm place crimp in 2019 claim that Google’s machine had achieved “quantum supremacy.” If the quantum computing era dawned three years earlier, its rising sun might have ducked behind a cloud. In 2019, Google scientists claimed they had passed a milestone called as quantum supremacy when their quantum computer Sycamore performed in 200 secs

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Single-Photon Emitter Pushing us Closer to Quantum Technology

Quantum Technology, Science & Education, Tech / Ngoma Manuel

To achieve quantum technology, we need to create a non-classical source of lights that can produce a single photon at a time and accomplish this on-demand. Researchers at EPFL have now developed one of these single-photon emitter that can operate at room temperature. Based on quantum dots grown on cost-efficient silicon substrates. Designing non-classical light

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