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So far, quantum computers have been one-of-a-kind devices that fill entire laboratories. Now, physicists at the University of Innsbruck have built a prototype of an ion trap quantum computer that can be used in industry. It fits into two 19-inch server racks like those found in data centers throughout the world. The compact, self-sustained device demonstrates how this technology will soon be more accessible.

Of all the classes to adapt for remote learning, a physics lab might seem among the most difficult considering that its purpose is to provide students...

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Researchers from TU Graz in Austria and the Universities of Cambridge and Surrey succeeded to track down the first step in ice formation at a surface, revealing that additional energy is needed fo ...

Water Molecules Need Additional Energy Before They Turn into Ice Written by AZoMMay 28 2021 When water comes into contact with a cold surface, it freezes and changes into ice—a fact that is already well known. The study results of Anton Tamtögl et al. lead to a completely new understanding of ice formation: Water molecules require additional energy before they freeze into ice. Image Credit: © Lunghammer - Graz University of Technology. However, the actual process and its minute details have...

International Research Team Discovers that it Takes some Heat to form Ice on Graphene Written by AZoNanoMay 27 2021 A new study from the University of Surrey, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and Graz University of Technology (Austria), reveals that energy is needed for water to proceed through the first step of ice formation on graphene. Image Credit: University of Surrey In a paper published in Nature Communications, the research team details the complex physical processes a...

 E-Mail IMAGE: The study results of Anton Tamtögl et al lead to a completely new understanding of ice formation: Water molecules require additional energy before they freeze into ice. view more  Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Water freezes and turns to ice when brought in contact with a cold surface - a well-known fact. However, the exact process and its microscopic details remained elusive up to know. Anton Tamtögl from the Institute of Experimental Physics at TU Graz explains: "T...

The first step of ice formation requires a little heat, scientists recently discovered.

Nanoscale tunneling microscopy goes contact-free MSU joins an international research team to create a new type of ‘nanoscopy’ to characterize interesting materials like never before A new microscopy technique lets researchers characterize materials with incredible precision while keeping its distance — at least from a nanoscopic perspective. Physicists from the University of Regensburg in Germany, the University of Manchester in England and Michigan State University developed the techniqu...

 E-Mail An international research team led by the University of Cologne has succeeded for the first time in connecting several atomically precise nanoribbons made of graphene, a modification of carbon, to form complex structures. The scientists have synthesized and spectroscopically characterized nanoribbon heterojunctions. They then were able to integrate the heterojunctions into an electronic component. In this way, they have created a novel sensor that is highly sensitive to atoms and molec...