A team led by UNSW engineers and physicists have developed one of the key building blocks needed to make a quantum computer using silicon: a “single electron reader”. Their work was published today in Nature. [Read more…] about Single electron reader opens path for quantum computing
Computing with a single electron – background
Background information about the ‘single electron reader’ invention as published in Nature
Australian engineers and physicists have developed a ‘single electron reader’, one of the key building blocks needed to make a quantum computer. Their work was published online by Nature on Monday 27 September.
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Aalto University press release
Detector for the single-electron magnet discovered — pathway to the silicon-based quantum computer
Researchers from University of New South Wales (Australia), University of Melbourne (Australia), and Aalto University (Finland) have succeeded in demonstrating a high-fidelity detection scheme for the magnetic state of a single electron, that is, the spin. The research results have just been published in Nature. [Read more…] about Aalto University press release
Tracking tsunamis; strengthening aluminium; cleaning your hands; lie detectors
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about tracking tsunamis; strengthening aluminium; cleaning your hands; lie detectors; and more… [Read more…] about Tracking tsunamis; strengthening aluminium; cleaning your hands; lie detectors
Why elephants hate ants, using nanofibres to purify water, talkative pandas… Tim on radio
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about why elephants hate ants; using nanofibres to purify water; the impact of computer games on driving; talkative pandas; and more [Read more…] about Why elephants hate ants, using nanofibres to purify water, talkative pandas… Tim on radio
UN conference results
From 30 August to 1 September the UN was in town for their 63rd annual meeting with NGOs. Two thousand delegates from 70 countries and over 300 NGOs participated. [Read more…] about UN conference results
Invisible fibres, big-eyed bugs… Tim on radio
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about invisible fibres; big-eyed bugs; lion hunting; the trust elixir; and more… [Read more…] about Invisible fibres, big-eyed bugs… Tim on radio
Unearthing Australia’s buried treasures
Released on behalf of the Australian Academy of Science.
We know more about the surface of Mars than we do of the earth beneath our feet. Australian earth scientists are calling for a national program to map our country – 300 metres down under.
2010 Fellows announced
How does breast cancer start? Capturing and releasing gases with smart crystals? Giving malaria a kick in the gut L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellows announced The 2010 L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellows are (click on links to see full citation, videos and photos): Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of […]
Eureka for Barnard’s nanoscience
Congratulations to Amanda Barnard, winner of the 2010 Eureka Prize for Scientific Research for her work on predicting properties of nanoparticles in sunscreens. [Read more…] about Eureka for Barnard’s nanoscience