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Quantum Computing

World’s first hybrid quantum error correction technique

Ashwini Sakharkar

New breakthrough in quantum computing development.

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Science

New electrolyte synthesis method for next-gen fuel cells

Ashwini Sakharkar

A step closer to green hydrogen production.

Happy female athlete wiping her sweat while taking a break and listening music over earphones.
Technology

Monitoring diseases through sweat becomes accessible to everyone

Editorial Team

Clinical trials on pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis have shown success using a flexible device that can stimulate sweat glands and simultaneously monitor biosignals....

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Technology

A technology for quantum cryptography commercialization

Ashwini Sakharkar

World’s second successful demonstration of Scalable TF QKD network structure.

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Technology

Scientists developed ultra-high-speed, high-efficiency optoelectronic logic gates

Ashwini Sakharkar

It enables all 5 basic logic operations with one optical-logic gate.

Schematic illustration of ​​wirelessly charging a body-implanted electronic device
Technology

Using ultrasonic waves as a new charging technology

Ashwini Sakharkar

Ultrasonic waves have applications in wireless charging of batteries underwater or in body-implanted devices.

When the nickel catalyst of ceramic fuel cells is used with hydrocarbon fuels, such as methane, propane, and butane, the carbon generated during fuel conversion is deposited on the surface of nickel. This worsens seriously as the temperature lowers, leading to the failure of the cell operation. Research team solved this problem by incorporating high-performance secondary catalysts, which can convert fuels more easily, by thin-film technology. Using alternating deposition of the secondary catalyst and the main catalyst layers, the team was able to effectively distribute the secondary catalyst at the nearliest parts of the fuel electrodes to the electrolyte. By this way, controlled incorporation of small amount but effectively positioned secondary catalysts was possible. Using this procedure, the KIST research team was able to successfully apply secondary catalysts known for their high catalytic activity at low temperatures, such as palladium (Pd), ruthenium (Ru), and copper (Cu), to the nano-structure fuel electrodes.
Technology

A high-performance ceramic fuel cell that operates on butane gas

Amit Malewar

Ceramic fuel cells are a kind of high-temperature fuel cell that operates over 800. This high temperature permits the utilization of inexpensive catalysts, nickel,...

Uniform Nanometer-thick MXene films can be used as electromagnetic shields in flexible electronics and 5G telecommunication devices
Technology

Scientists developed ultrathin electromagnetic shielding film using MXene

Ashwini Sakharkar

Using a newly developed technology, Korean researchers were successfully able to design nanometer-thick electromagnetic shielding using MXene, a new two-dimensional nanomaterial for EMI shielding. This...

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