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Photon qubits challenge AI, enabling more accurate quantum computing without error-correction techniques

Physics General News

21 November 2024

In an era where AI and data are driving the scientific revolution, quantum computing technology is emerging as another game-changer in the development of new drugs and new materials....

Using matter waves, scientists unveil novel collective behaviors in quantum optics

Physics General News

20 November 2024

A research team led by Dominik Schneble, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has uncovered a novel regime, or set of conditions within a system, for cooperative radiative phenomena, casting new light on a 70-year-old problem in quantum optics....

Light-activated, drug-carrying liposomes show potential for minimally invasive glaucoma treatments

Nanotechnology News

20 November 2024

More than 4 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that can damage the optic nerve and lead to vision loss. It's the second-leading cause of blindness worldwide and there's currently no cure, but there's a way to help prevent vision loss through early detection and...

Sugar-like nanoparticle covering could boost cancer drug delivery

Nanotechnology News

20 November 2024

A spoonful of sugar might actually help medicine go down, according to recent research from the University of Mississippi. And it could reduce the harmful side effects of cancer treatment. Instead of a literal spoonful of sugar, however, the researchers tried using glycopolymers—polymers made with...

Ultra-compact optical design enhances virtual and augmented reality device cameras

Physics General News

20 November 2024

Researchers from Seoul National University College of Engineering announced they have developed an optical design technology that dramatically reduces the volume of cameras with a folded lens system utilizing "metasurfaces," a next-generation nano-optical device....

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