A new study by researchers at Lanzhou University and Hubei University proposes a quantum battery (QB) charging scheme based on a rectangular hollow metal waveguide. This approach allows them to overcome environment-induced ...
Batteries that exploit quantum phenomena to gain, distribute and store power promise to surpass the abilities and usefulness of conventional chemical batteries in certain low-power applications. For the first time, researchers, ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 14, 2023
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Quantum computers offer the potential to solve computational problems that are beyond the reach of classical computers. As an example, the Canadian company Xanadu recently claimed that its quantum computer has been able ...
Quantum Physics
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Whether it's photovoltaics or fusion, sooner or later, human civilization must turn to renewable energies. This is deemed inevitable, considering the ever-growing energy demands of humanity and the finite nature of fossil ...
Quantum Physics
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Batteries belongs to everyday life. A classical battery, the Volta's pile, converts chemical energy into a voltage, which can power electronic circuits. In many quantum technologies, circuits or devices are based on superconducting ...
Nanophysics
Jun 15, 2020
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Ten years after producing the first sample of the now widely studied family of nanomaterials, called MXenes, Drexel University researchers have discovered a different way to make the atom-thin material that presents a number ...
Materials Science
Mar 13, 2020
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Scientists from the universities of Alberta and Toronto developed a blueprint for a new quantum battery that doesn't leak charge.
Quantum Physics
Oct 25, 2019
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Purdue University researchers have developed transistor technology that shows potential for improving computers and mobile phones.
Nanophysics
Aug 14, 2018
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Recent theoretical studies at Monash University bring us a step closer to realistic quantum batteries.
Quantum Physics
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While batteries have been improving in recent times, at their core today's batteries still operate on the same basic electrochemical principles developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Some physicists are now wondering whether ...
