Developing practical technologies for quantum information systems requires the cooperation of academic researchers, national laboratories and industry. That is the mission of the Quantum Systems ...

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A biomaterial that increases its strength when in contact with water could provide a biodegradable alternative to plastics ...

Environmentally friendly dissolution-based method reduces temperature of water by nearly 27 K in just 20 seconds ...

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The green hydrogen and ammonia project would have increased light pollution at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert ...

A passive vacuum pump that uses 3D-printed surfaces to better absorb gas molecules has been unveiled by researchers in the UK ...

Gears have been around for thousands of years, with the first records dating back to 3000 BC. While they have advanced over ...

Katie Perry studied physics at the University of Surrey in the UK, staying on there to do a PhD. While at Surrey, she worked with the nuclear physicist Daphne Jackson, who was the first female physics ...

Technique lays the groundwork for neutral-atom quantum computers with more than 100 000 qubits, say physicists ...