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Materials developed at Purdue University incorporated into new Microsoft Quantum qubit platform

Purdue University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Microsoft Quantum published an article in Nature on Feb. 19 detailing recent advances in the measurement of quantum devices that will be needed to realize a topological quantum computer. Among the authors are Microsoft scientists and engineers who conduct research at Microsoft Quantum Lab West Lafayette, located at Purdue University. In an announcement by Microsoft Quantum, the team describes the operation of a device that is a necessary building block for a topological quantum computer. The published results are an important milestone along the path to construction of quantum computers that are potentially more robust and powerful than existing technologies.

Journal: Nature

Innovative biomaterial accelerates healing of chemotherapy-induced oral ulcers in animal model

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY – February 25, 2025 – A new research paper was published in Oncotarget, Volume 16, on February 18, 2025, titled “Leukopenia, weight loss and oral mucositis induced by 5-Fluorouracil in hamsters’ model: A regenerative approach using electrospun poly(Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid) membrane.”

Journal: Oncotarget

PolyU researchers make breakthrough discovery in structure and synthesis of 2D ferroelectrics, advancing technological development in microelectronics, artificial intelligence and quantum information

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

With their spontaneous electrical polarisations switchable by an external electric field, ferroelectrics have wide-ranging applications in transistors, memory, neuromorphic devices and more. In particular, two-dimensional (2D) ferroelectrics produced at the nanometre scale have emerged as superior materials for ultra-thin devices.

Journal: Nature Nanotechnology

Research reveals potential alternatives to ‘forever chemicals’

American Chemical Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as forever chemicals because of their extreme persistence. These compounds have useful properties including durability and waterproofing, so they’re commonly used in consumer products like food packaging and cosmetics, as well as industrial processes. But PFAS’ potential negative impacts on human health are driving the search for potentially safer substitutes. Now, researchers publishing in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology propose alternatives for many applications.

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology

A completely new type of microscopy based on quantum sensors

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have invented an entirely new field of microscopy, nuclear spin microscopy. The team can visualize magnetic signals of nuclear magnetic resonance with a microscope. Quantum sensors convert the signals into light, enabling extremely high-resolution optical imaging.

Journal: Nature Communications

From defect to high-tech material

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cadmium selenide nanoplatelets provide a promising foundation for the development of innovative electronic materials. Since the turn of the millennium, researchers around the world have taken a particular interest in these tiny platelets, which are only a few atoms thick, as they offer extraordinary optical and other properties. A team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), TU Dresden, and the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW) has taken an important step towards the systematic production of such nanoplatelets. The researchers were able to gain fundamental insights into the interaction between structure and function, as they report in the journal Small (DOI: 10.1002/smll.202411112).

Journal: Small

JWST provides insights into rare ultra-hot Neptune LTT 9779 b

University of Oxford
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of international researchers including Dr Jake Taylor from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford, has used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to explore the exotic atmosphere of LTT 9779 b, a rare ‘ultra-hot Neptune’. The results have been published today (25 February) in a compelling new study in Nature Astronomy.

Journal: Nature Astronomy