May 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Quantum computers hold the promise of being able to quickly solve extremely complex problems that might take the world’s most powerful supercomputer decades to crack. But achieving that performance involves building a system with millions of interconnected building blocks called qubits. Making and controlling so...
The case of the missing black holes
May 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Research Center for the Early Universe (RESCEU) and Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU, WPI) at the University of Tokyo have applied the well-understood and highly verified quantum field theory, usually applied to the study of...
Researchers create nanomaterials with unique combination of stiffness, thermal insulation
May 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have demonstrated the ability to engineer materials that are both stiff and capable of insulating against heat. This combination of properties is extremely unusual and holds promise for a range of applications, such as the development of new thermal insulation coatings for electronic devices....
Molecular mechanisms of new gene-editing tool revealed
May 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Joint research led by Yutaro Shuto, Ryoya Nakagawa, and Osamu Nureki of the University of Tokyo determined the spatial structure of various processes of a novel gene-editing tool called “prime editor.” Functional analysis based on these structures also revealed how a “prime editor” could achieve...
First detection of magnetic massive stars outside our galaxy
May 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) For the first time, magnetic fields have been detected in three massive, hot stars in our neighboring galaxies, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. While magnetic massive stars have already been detected in our own galaxy, the discovery of magnetism in the Magellanic Clouds is...
Solving the problems of proton-conducting perovskites for next-generation fuel cells
May 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In line with global efforts towards cleaner energy technologies, fuel cells may soon become an indispensable tool for converting chemical energy – stored in the form of hydrogen or other fuels – into electrical energy. Among the various types of fuel cells being actively researched,...