by Ingrid Fadelli | Feb 29, 2024 | Hardware, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
Recent technological advances have enabled the development of increasingly sophisticated sensors, which can help to advance the sensing capabilities of robots, drones, autonomous vehicles, and other smart systems. Many of these sensors, however, rely on individual...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Feb 29, 2024 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
The color centers of diamond are the focus of an increasing number of research studies, due to their potential for developing quantum technologies. Some works have particularly explored the use of negatively-charged group-IV diamond defects, which exhibit an efficient...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Feb 29, 2024 | Gerontology & Geriatrics, MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
Past psychology studies have found that on average, older adults tend to view the world in a more positive light than younger adults. People in their 30s to 50s, in fact, often display a negativity bias, which essentially means that they are more prone to remember...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Feb 29, 2024 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics, Superperconductivity
Quantum technology could outperform conventional computers on some advanced optimization and computational tasks. In recent years, physicists have been working to identify new strategies to create quantum systems and promising qubits (i.e., basic units of information...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Feb 29, 2024 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Atomic clocks are a class of clocks that leverage resonance frequencies of atoms to keep time with high precision. While these clocks have become increasingly advanced and accurate over the years, existing versions might not best utilize the resources they rely on to...
