Qubits—the building blocks of quantum computing—are driving advancements across the tech industry. Among them, superconducting qubits hold great promise for large-scale quantum computers. However, they rely on electrical signals, making them challenging to scale.
In a breakthrough, physicists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have successfully developed a fully optical readout for superconducting qubits, overcoming a key technological hurdle. Their findings, recently published in Nature Physics.
<em>Nature Physics</em> is a prestigious, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes high-quality research across all areas of physics. Launched in 2005, it is part of the Nature family of journals, known for their significant impact on the scientific community. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including fundamental physics, applied physics, and interdisciplinary research that bridges physics with other scientific disciplines. Nature Physics aims to highlight the most impactful and cutting-edge research in the field, providing insights into theoretical, experimental, and applied physics. The journal also features reviews, news, and commentary on major advances and issues affecting the physics community.
Scientists at the University of Oxford have harnessed the ability of quantum teleportation for the first time, hoping to scale the idea with supercomputers.
Proteins’ amino-acid sequences appear to guide their access to blob-like aggregates involved in many cell processes.
Caption: “I really like to do research because every day you have a hypothesis, you have a design, and you make it happen,” says MIT Associate Professor Xiao Wang.
Hundreds of quantum computing firms around the world are racing to commercialise these once-exotic devices, but the jury is still out on who is going to pull ahead and produce a machine that actually does something useful.
Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouses of the cell. These crucial, energy generating organelles even have their own little genomes, and make their own proteins. Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can cause some serious diseases, and dysfunctional mitochondria have been associated with a wide variety of health disorders. Researchers have also found links between mitochondrial defects and diabetes.
There are special cells in the pancreas known as beta cells, which is where insulin is generated. When these cells are lost due to an autoimmune attack, type 1 diabetes arises. Some studies have determined that there are abnormal mitochondria in the beta cells of some diabetes patients.
A reimagined lipid vehicle for nucleic acids could overcome the limitations of current vectors.
Researchers develop targeted polymersomes to enhance methotrexate delivery, offering a promising new approach for treating aggressive choriocarcinoma.
Study: ENT-1-Targeted Polymersomes to Enhance the Efficacy of Methotrexate in Choriocarcinoma Treatment. Image Credit: Shutterstock AI Generator / Shutterstock.com.
In a recent study published in Small Science, researchers develop targeted polymersomes loaded with methotrexate for the treatment of gestational choriocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive malignancy originating from the placenta.
Scientists identify nine genetic variants that could have helped a man to avoid dementia for at least two decades longer than expected.