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    Building a Better Quantum Bit: New qubit breakthrough could transform quantum computing

    May 6, 2022, Categories  Physics, Technology/Electronics

    An illustration of the qubit platform made of a single electron on solid neon. Researchers froze neon gas into a solid at very low temperatures, sprayed electrons from a light bulb onto the solid and trapped a single electron there to create a qubit. (Courtesy of Dafei Jin/Argonne National Laboratory)

    A team led by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in close collaboration with FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Wei Guo, has announced the creation of a new qubit platform that shows great promise to be developed into future quantum computers. Their work is published in Nature.

    “Quantum computers could be a revolutionary tool for performing calculations that are practically impossible for classica...

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    Wi-Fi may be coming soon to a Lamppost near you

    May 4, 2022, Categories  Technology/Electronics, Physics

    NIST communications researchers traveled to downtown Boulder, Colorado, to verify their channel model for evaluating high-frequency wireless network designs. Sung Yun Jun is checking the alignment of the transmitter, mounted 6 meters high on a mast, with the receiver antenna array on the roof of the blue van. Derek Caudill, barely visible inside the van, is preparing software programs to collect measurement data. Justin Sadinski, in a yellow vest, is checking equipment on the masts. Credit: NIST

    As Wi-Fi is deployed more widely in cities, and perhaps at higher frequencies, it may depend on an abundant urban asset: streetlight poles.

    To help ensure these networks work well, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and verified a novel mo...

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    Researchers develop Smartphone-powered Microchip for At-Home Medical Diagnostic Testing

    May 3, 2022, Categories  Technology/Electronics, Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    University of Minnesota researchers developed a new microfluidic chip with broad applications for detecting viruses, pathogens, bacteria and other biomarkers in liquid samples. Credit: Laboratory of Nanostructures and Biosensing, University of Minnesota

    The new technology could make at-home diagnosis of diseases faster and more affordable. A University of Minnesota Twin Cities research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that uses a minimal number of components and can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone. The innovation opens the door for faster and more affordable at-home medical testing.

    The researchers’ paper is published in Nature Communications, a peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journal published by Nature Research...

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    ‘Lensless’ Imaging through Advanced Machine Learning for Next Generation Image Sensing Solutions

    April 29, 2022, Categories  Physics, Technology/Electronics

    The targets are the images displayed on an LCD screen (left two columns) and the objects in the wild (right two columns; beckoning cat doll and stuffed bear), respectively. The first row shows the ground truth images displayed on the screen and the shooting scenes for in-the-wild objects. The second row shows the captured patterns on the sensor. The last three rows illustrate the reconstructed images by the proposed, model-based, and CNN-based methods, respectively. The proposed method produces the most high-quality and visually appealing images. Credit: Xiuxi Pan from Tokyo Tech

    A camera usually requires a lens system to capture a focused image, and the lensed camera has been the dominant imaging solution for centuries...

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