The ability to control the movement of negatively charged particles (i.e., electrons) is central to the functioning of all modern electronic devices. This control is typically attained using a gate, an electrode via which an applied electric field alters a material’s electrical properties.
In many electronic devices, the effectiveness of electrical gating depends on a device’s capacitance (i.e., a measure of how much electric charge can be induced or stored for a given voltage). Recently, however, electronics engineers have been exploring the potential of new materials that exhibit unusual collective electron behaviors, which could be leveraged to surpass the gating performance of contemporary electronics.
Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of California, Riverside (UCR) recently demonstrated the potential of a new quasi-one-dimensional (1D) quantum material, showing that it can dramatically enhance the electrical control of collective electronic states known as charge density waves (CDWs).
What would it take to instantly transform a material from an electrical insulator into a conductive state without ever touching it? Using ultrafast laser pulses and powerful X-rays, scientists at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory—developed a methodology to generate “hidden” phases and understand why they work.
This research not only reveals a hidden state of matter and its fundamental interactions but also points toward new ways to control materials for future electronics and quantum technologies. Their work was recently published in Physical Review X.
At the heart of the research is an interesting class of quantum materials called magnetoresistive manganites. Under the right conditions, their properties and behaviors can change completely with external stimuli. In this case, the team used short bursts of laser light lasting 100 femtoseconds (one hundred quadrillionths of a second) to “switch” a material from an insulating state, where electricity cannot flow, to a conductive one.
Quantum computing was once considered a distant scientific project that could revolutionize computing. That discussion has shifted drastically today. Quantum technologies have progressed beyond lab trials and theory. Emerging quantum capabilities include commercial quantum platforms, quantum networking projects, quantum sensor advancements, and powerful quantum processors.
Advances in recent years suggest we are entering the Quantum Frontier Era. National security, science, economic competitiveness, and cybersecurity will all feel the impact. The quantum age has begun. It’s started.
A superconducting quantum computer is part of a network that is mining an experimental cryptocurrency called Quip, and it is able to do it faster and with better energy efficiency than conventional machines
The UK keeps producing world-class technology, then watches many of its companies scale in America.
Rory Daniels, Head of Emerging Technology and Innovation at techUK, joins Thinking on Paper to discuss whether the United Kingdom can remain competitive as quantum computing, robotics, photonics, AI and advanced computing begin to converge.
The UK has strong research institutions, deep technical talent and globally significant companies. Its recurring problem is scale. Promising technologies are often developed in British universities and laboratories, then commercialised or funded elsewhere.
In this episode, we discuss:
-What makes the UK robotics industry different from the US and China. –Whether robotaxis can coexist with London’s black-cab industry. –Why UK technology companies struggle to scale after the startup stage. –The role of universities, technology-transfer offices and regional innovation clusters. –How techUK connects companies, researchers and policymakers.
Rory argues that the UK’s advantage may not lie in dominating a single technology. It may come from combining existing strengths in AI, chip design, robotics, quantum computing, photonics and connectivity.
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What is matter, really? Is matter an independent substance, or is reality fundamentally relational? In this episode, we explore some of the deepest questions in philosophy, metaphysics, and modern science, including Quantum Physics, Relativity, Quantum Field Theory, Dark Matter, Consciousness, Space, Time, Cosmology, and the Nature of Reality itself.
From atoms and particles to galaxies and the Universe, modern science increasingly points toward a world of processes, relationships, and dynamic structures rather than isolated objects. Could Matter and Consciousness be different expressions of the same underlying Reality? What can Systems Thinking, Complexity Theory, Nonduality, Taoism, Buddhism, and Vedanta contribute to our understanding of existence?
Let us examine the Nature of Matter, the mystery of Dark Matter, the meaning of Space-Time, and the interconnected fabric of the cosmos. This exploration may challenge the way you think about Reality, Existence, Consciousness, and your place within the Universe.
0:00 Intro. 0:55 A Necessary Correction of Attitude. 4:39 What is Matter? 8:09 Rethinking Properties. 10:34 An Important Question. 14:11 Redefining Matter. 17:43 Outro.
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