by Ingrid Fadelli | Jul 7, 2022 | Optics & Photonics, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Most quantum computing technologies rely on the ability to produce, manipulate and detect non-classical states of light. Non-classical states are quantum states that cannot directly be produced using conventional sources of light, such as lamps and lasers, and can...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jul 7, 2022 | Condensed Matter, PHYS.ORG, Physics
Researchers at Johannes Kepler University in Linz have been investigating the physical properties of Cu(110), a surface attained when cutting a single copper crystal in a specific direction, for several years. Their most recent study, featured in Physical Review...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jul 7, 2022 | Computer Sciences, Engineering, TECHXPLORE
In recent years, engineers have been trying to devise new computers and devices that could help to solve challenging real-world problems faster and more efficiently. Some of the most promising among these are Ising machines (IMs), physics-based systems designed to...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jul 7, 2022 | Machine learning & AI, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
As robots are gradually introduced into various real-world environments, developers and roboticists will need to ensure that they can safely operate around humans. In recent years, they have introduced various approaches for estimating the positions and predicting the...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jul 7, 2022 | Computer Sciences, Machine learning & AI, TECHXPLORE
New technologies have the potential to greatly simplify the lives of humans, including those of blind individuals. One of the most promising types of tools designed to assist the blind are visual prostheses.