Swedish university is behind quantum computing breakthrough
Chalmers University of Technology simplifies the process of measuring the temperatures of quantum computers during complex calculations
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By Published: 03 Jun 2021 12:41
Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology has achieved a quantum computing efficiency breakthrough through a novel type of thermometer that is capable of simplifying and rapidly measuring temperatures during quantum calculations.
The discovery adds a more advanced benchmarking tool that will accelerate Chalmers’ work in quantum computing development.
The novel thermometer is the latest innovation to emerge from the university’s research to develop an advanced quantum computer. The so-called OpenSuperQ project at Chalmers is coordinated with technology research organisation the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT), which is the OpenSuperQ project’s main technology partner.
The hydrogel bandage contains antimicrobial peptides that kill drug-resistant bacteria.
Tim HayesContributing Editor, Healthcare Packaging Healthcare Packaging
May 28th, 2021
Bacteria’s growing resistance to antibiotics is not a phenomenon that should be taken lightly. Thankfully, a recent
Medgadgetarticle covered a team of researchers at Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology that is addressing the issue head-on. They’ve developed an antibacterial hydrogel that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The gel wound dressing is made of antimicrobial peptides, which the immunes system produces naturally.
The peptides are highly effective, but degrade quickly when they come in contact with blood, which has proven problematic for prior efforts to develop similar antibacterial treatments. The team at Chalmers circumvented this issue by binding the peptides with a protective hydrogel to maintain efficacy. The researchers are hoping to commercialize the technology with a ne
Futuristic hydrogel helps protect wounds from all types of bacteria
Researchers with Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology have detailed the development of a seemingly futuristic hydrogel that may one day be used as a dressing to protect wounds. The hydrogel is described as highly effective against all varieties of bacteria, including the increasingly problematic antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
The hydrogel material features small proteins called antimicrobial peptides, which are naturally found as part of the immune system. These peptides have been the subject of various potential medical applications over the years, but there has been a consistent problem: bodily fluids quickly break them down.
Hydrogel wound dressing uses immune system proteins to kill bacteria
The technology is currently being commercialized by Chalmers spinoff company Amferia
Anna-Lena Lundqvist
Anna-Lena Lundqvist
It s no secret that the more we use antibiotics, the greater the chances that bacteria will develop a resistance to them. A new antibacterial wound dressing is designed to get around that problem, by using proteins instead of conventional antibiotics.
The experimental hydrogel skin patch is being developed at Sweden s Chalmers University of Technology, by a team led by Prof. Martin Andersson.
It contains antimicrobial peptides, which are proteins that occur naturally in our immune system. Because their destructive effect on bacteria is limited to compromising the microbes protective outer membrane, the scientists believe that bacteria are unlikely to develop a resistance to the peptides. What s more, lab tests have shown the gel to be highly effective at killing harmful ba
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Published April 22, 2021
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A couple of days before I started reporting this story, I ordered a cat scratcher from Amazon. When it arrived, I immediately felt guilty. The scratcher was made entirely of cardboard. It came inside its own cardboard mailing box. And
that box had been stuck inside another, much larger cardboard box and surrounded by bubble wrap. All of that, just to deliver intact something whose sole purpose is to be destroyed. I had to wonder: Did the way I acquired it help destroy the planet, too?