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New Laser Technique Helps Realize Quantum Computing

Scientists from the University of California Berkeley and The City College of New York have achieved a significant progress towards the realization of quantum computing by finding a method to produce rewritable computer chips utilizing a light beam.

28 Jun 2012

Researchers Fabricate Indefinite Metamaterials to Create Nano-Scale 3D Optical Cavities

A research team directed by scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of California Berkeley has fabricated an ‘indefinite metamaterial’ by alternating ultrathin silver and germanium layers.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 28 Jun 2012

NIST Researchers Tune Graphene Drumheads to Form Quantum Dots

National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) researchers have discovered that when graphene is subjected to mechanical strain, forming it into a drumhead, the effect of magnetic fields are mimicked, creating a quantum dot, which is an exotic semiconductor type having a large number of potential applications in electronic devices. The June 22, 2012 issue of Science has published the results.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 25 Jun 2012

Scientists Report Nanoscale Manipulation of Light Using Graphene

Research groups in Spain have succeeded in imaging light confined on graphene.

22 Jun 2012

Gold Nanoparticles are Capable of Unraveling DNA

Research carried out at North Carolina State University to identify better methods for genetic material packaging to aid in gene therapy has led to findings that could significantly impact gene therapy research and DNA-based electronics.

22 Jun 2012

Researchers Use Measurement Data to Assess Quantum Dimensions

A new research from the University of Bristol and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Barcelona has confirmed that using measurement data, the dimension of an unknown quantum system can be evaluated.

19 Jun 2012

New Material Helps Advance Quantum Devices

An international team of scientists led from the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism in Switzerland has used quantum mechanics to turn on and off the magnetism of a novel material, a transparent salt.

18 Jun 2012

Researchers Tune Graphene to Manipulate Terahertz and Infrared Waves

Using a large graphene sheet, scientists from the Rice University and the Institute of Laser Engineering at Osaka University have found a way to control the transmission of electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths between terahertz and midinfrared.

16 Jun 2012

Researchers of Nanoplasmonics Develop Self-Assembling Nanocubes

Researchers from the San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California engineered a method to facilitate metallic nanocrystals to self-assemble into bigger structures that could find applications in future generations of lenses and antennas.

15 Jun 2012

Scientists Employ Quantum Computing to Improve Search Engine Speed

Internet search engines provide us with search results in the form of websites containing required information and listed in the order of relevance. Search engines employ a set of mathematical calculations known as page ranking algorithm to determine the relevance of web pages in respect to the search criteria.

14 Jun 2012