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In the effort to build superconducting quantum computers, researchers around the world are working to develop electrical circuits that operate in the microwave domain using individual particles of microwave radiation, or microwave photons, as qubits-the basic building blocks of quantum computing.

An international research collaboration, including The University of Warwick, The University of Cambridge and UCL, has demonstrated that 'wonder material' phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs) exhibit both magnetic and electronic properties at room temperature, establishing them as a unique class of low-dimensional materials.

A more sustainable new form of electronic tag could help reduce the vast environmental impact caused by single-use RFID technologies, researchers say.

Providing electricity to power-hungry data centers is stressing grids, raising prices for consumers, and slowing the transition to clean energy.

Airport aprons, large construction sites or open-air events are usually defenceless against lightning.

Innovative device could power electronics with your body movements while you use them  A new technology that can generate electricity from vibrations or even small body movements means you could charge your laptop by typing or power your smartphone's battery on your morning run. Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a tiny, wearable generator in response to the urgent need for sustainable, clean energy.

A secure supply of electricity from renewable energies can only succeed if we also modernise the grid infrastructure.

A difficult-to-describe nanoscale object called the magnetic skyrmion might one day yield new microelectronic devices that can do much more - for example, massive data storage - all while consuming much less power. But researchers need a more detailed understanding of skyrmions if they are ever to be used reliably in computational devices, including quantum computers.

A new world record in wireless transmission, promising faster and more reliable wireless communications, has been set by researchers from UCL. The team successfully sent data over the air at a speed of 938 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) over a record frequency range of 5'150 Gigahertz (GHz). This speed is up to 9,380 times faster than the best average 5G download speed in the UK, which is currently 100 Megabits per second (Mb/s) or over 1 .

More and more electrical devices in households are producing more and more data.

By fabricating semiconductor-free logic gates, which can be used to perform computation, researchers hope to streamline the manufacture of electronics.

The DoD funds efforts to incorporate AI agents into game theory and develop microelectronics that can withstand a hot day on Venus or carry quantum information Two Multidisciplinary University Resear

'This Type of Converter Is Now Compatible With a Much Wider Range of Applications, Such as TVs, Phones, Tablets and Electrical Tools.

In 2040, electricity production from solar installations will often significantly exceed demand, especially at midday.

It uses magnetic fields to display images at the same resolution as a squid's color-changing skin Study: Janus swarm metamaterials for information display, memory, and encryption (DOI: adma.

UW researchers develop a stretchable, wearable device that lights up an LED using only the warmth of your skin One of the drawbacks of fitness trackers and other wearable devices is that their batteries eventually run out of juice. But what if in the future, wearable technology could use body heat to power itself? UW researchers have developed a flexible, durable electronic prototype that can harvest energy from body heat and turn it into electricity that can be used to power small electronics, such as batteries, sensors or LEDs.

They are standard on trains, but on container ships still a dream of the future: Large electric motors are constantly evolving and are used for numerous applications.

NASA's Europa Clipper is seen here on Aug. 21 at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Engineers and technicians deployed and tested the giant solar arrays to be sure they will operate in flight.

An MIT-led group shows how to achieve precise control over the properties of Weyl semimetals and other exotic substances. Quantum materials - those with electronic properties that are governed by the principles of quantum mechanics, such as correlation and entanglement - can exhibit exotic behaviors under certain conditions, such as the ability to transmit electricity without resistance, known as superconductivity.

Electronic waste is a rapidly growing problem, but this degradable material could allow the recycling of parts from many single-use and wearable devices.

To transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewables - which are intermittent by nature - we'll need to rework our entire system of power storage, transmission and distribution. Yet experts haven't yet found the right energy mix or power storage system, or how to balance supply and demand effectively.

It is a scene many of us are familiar with: You're working on your laptop at the local coffee shop with maybe a half dozen other laptop users-each of you is trying to load websites or stream high-definition videos, and all'are craving more bandwidth.

The Coalition has announced a plan to replace Australia's outgoing coal-fired power stations with nuclear reactors.

Solar energy, which is both abundant and free, is poised to become the world's leading power source by 2050.

Timekeeping in the brain is done with neurons that relax at different rates after receiving a signal; now memristors-hardware analogues of neurons-can do that too Study: Efficient data processing using tunable entropy-stabilized oxide memristors (DOI: 10.1038/s41928'024 -01169-1) Artificial neural networks may soon be able to process time-dependent information, such as audio and video data, more efficiently.

The "CD Laboratory for EMC-Aware Robust Electronic Systems" carries out research into the negative electromagnetic influences on electronic components in production and operation in order to eliminate the causes of failures.

The MIT senior calculates how renewables and EVs impact the grid. MIT senior Elaine Siyu Liu doesn't own an electric car, or any car.