chemistry

One-Dimensional Superconductivity – Key Role of Defects Revealed by Quantum Chemical Calculations of Lead Apatite

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Doped lead apatite has been recently reported to feature superconductivity at room temperature and ambient pressure, which may have huge impact on the progress of the humanity in general. Bulgarian researchers performing quantum chemical calculations support the one dimensional superconductivity case. Georgi N. Vayssilov,* Petko St. Petkov,* Hristiyan A. Aleksandrov Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, …

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IBM Quantum Centric Supercomputer for Better Semiconductors

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Semiconductor manufacturing is dependent upon chemistry for photoresists and other key processes. IBM Quantum and JSR (Japan) want to use a Quantum Centric supercomputer to accelerate Chemistry analysis to bootstrap semiconductor manufacturing. The Quantum Centric supercomputer will help solve quantum chemistry. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with …

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Microwave Water Splitting for Breakthroughs for Making Hydrogen, Oxygen and Fast Battery Charging

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Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) report contactless H2 production via water electrolysis mediated by the microwave-triggered redox activation of solid-state ionic materials at low temperatures (less than 250 °C). This will simplify and significantly cheapen the process for hydrogen production. Water was reduced via reaction with non-equilibrium …

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AI and Robotics in the Lab: Accelerating Materials Discovery #emtechdigital

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Jill Becker is the CEO and Cofounder, Kebotix. The Kebotix self-driving lab combines data and AI with robotics to discover and create advanced chemicals and materials at a faster rate and at the push of a button. Kebotix offers inventive solutions that create new, disruptive chemistries and materials at a rapid pace while reducing costs. …

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Today GPUs for AI but then Phase Change Memory-Neuromorphic and then Quantum

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Today IBM is applying massively distributed deep learning algorithms to Graphics processing units (GPU) for high-speed data movement, to ultimately understand images and sound. The DDL algorithms “train” on visual and audio data, and the more GPUs should mean faster learning. To date, IBM’s record-setting 95 percent scaling efficiency (meaning improved training as more GPUs …

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A Reliable Marijuana Breathalyzer is Near

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Driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal no matter which state you’re in. To enforce the law, authorities need a simple, rigorous roadside test for marijuana intoxication. Although several companies are working to develop marijuana breathalyzers, testing a person’s breath for marijuana-derived compounds is far more complicated than testing for alcohol. But scientists at …

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Nanoscale memristor computing device smaller than a 50 nanometer cube

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Engineers at UC Santa Barbara have developed a design for a functional nanoscale computing device. The concept involves a dense, three-dimensional circuit operating on an unconventional type of logic that could, theoretically, be packed into a block no bigger than 50 nanometers on any side. A nanoscale 8-bit adder operating in 50-by-50-by-50 nanometer dimension, put …

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New Breed of Optical Soliton Wave Discovered

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Applied scientists led by Caltech’s Kerry Vahala have discovered a new type of optical soliton wave that travels in the wake of other soliton waves, hitching a ride on and feeding off of the energy of the other wave. Solitons are localized waves that act like particles: as they travel across space, they hold their …

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LPP Fusion August 15 update

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LPPFusion is trying to develop aneutronic fusion with a dense plasma focus device. A dense plasma focus (DPF) is a machine that produces, by electromagnetic acceleration and compression, a short-lived plasma that is hot and dense enough to cause nuclear fusion and the emission of X-rays and neutrons. The electromagnetic compression of the plasma is …

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New cancer gene-drug combinations ripe for precision medicine

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In an effort to expand the number of cancer gene mutations that can be specifically targeted with personalized therapies, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center looked for combinations of mutated genes and drugs that together kill cancer cells. Such combinations are expected to kill cancer cells, which …

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China to help Sudan develop East Africa’s first nuclear plant

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China and Sudan have signed a framework agreement for the construction of the east African country’s first nuclear power plant. Sudan – one of China’s main suppliers of oil – was on the list of priorities for Chinese reactor sales in a State Council (cabinet) Energy Development Strategic Action Plan 2014-2020. Sudan’s Ministry of Energy …

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