by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 31, 2025 | PHYS.ORG, Quantum Physics
Quantum computers, which operate leveraging quantum mechanics phenomena, could eventually tackle some optimization and computational problems faster and more efficiently than their classical counterparts. Instead of bits, the fundamental units of information in...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 31, 2025 | Machine learning & AI, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
Humans are known to accumulate knowledge over time, which in turn allows them to continuously improve their abilities and skills. This capability, known as lifelong learning, has so far proved difficult to replicate in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 31, 2025 | Energy & Green Tech, Engineering, TECHXPLORE
The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable chemical products via the electrochemical CO2 conversion reaction could be highly advantageous. This conversion process could help to make good use of excess CO2 in the air collected by carbon capture...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 31, 2025 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Superperconductivity
Superconductivity is a widely sought after material property, which entails an electrical resistance of zero below a specific critical temperature. So far, it has been observed in various materials, including recently in so-called multilayer graphene allotropes (i.e.,...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 31, 2025 | General Physics, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Soft Matter
Soft viscoelastic solids are flexible materials that can return to their original shape after being stretched. Due to the unique properties driving their deformation, these materials can sometimes behave and change shape in unexpected ways.
