01. ‘Optical rocket’ created with intense laser light 02. New devices could reduce excess heat in computers 03. Scientists discover a ‘tuneable’ novel quantum state of matter 04. World’s first passive anti-frosting surface fights ice with ice 05. Growing computers in petri dishes 06. Insect-Inspired Vision System Helps Drones Pass Through Small Gaps 07. Enabling ‘internet of photonic things’ with miniature sensors 08. Another step closer to tunable liquids 09. Searching for errors in the quantum world 10. Gut bacteria’s shocking secret: They produce electricity And others… The 2018 Physics World Special Report on China is out now Engineering new […]

01. Scientists ‘teleport’ a quantum gate 02. Efficient generation of photon pairs from modified carbon nanotubes 03. Multifunctional carbon fibres enable massless energy storage 04. Quantum optical neural networks 05. Tuning terahertz beams with nanoparticles 06. Electromagnetic radiation protection shields developed 07. Army looks into laser-powered drones 08. DARPA Announces $2 Billion Campaign to Develop Next Wave of AI Technologies 09. Robot-bat, ‘Robat,’ uses sound to navigate and map a novel environment 10. The Scientific Prize Network Predicts Who Pushes the Boundaries of Science And others… AI could mean massive reskilling initiatives for the federal workforce China unveils blueprint for […]

01. Physicists hack the human visual system to create “ghost images” 02. Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures 03. Battling Online Bots, Trolls and People 04. Building miniature lasers using nanowire 05. CyberWar Map visualizes global threats 06. Breakthrough could see bacteria used as cell factories to produce biofuels 07. Engineered sand zaps storm water pollutants 08. Dual-layer solar cell sets record for efficiently generating power 09. The New Science of Seeing Around Corners 10. Scientists predict superelastic properties in a group of iron-based superconductors And others… Canada has future tech leadership with quantum computers, AI, nanotechnology, […]

01. Enzyme can convert any blood into universally donated type O 02. Nanobot pumps destroy nerve agents 03. Quantum bugs, meet your new swatter 04. D-Wave demonstrates first large-scale quantum simulation of topological state of matter 05. Future information technologies: Nanoscale heat transport under the microscope 06. These lithium-ion batteries can’t catch fire because they harden on impact 07. Research team finds evidence of matter-matter coupling 08. Chemists make breakthrough on road to creating a rechargeable lithium-oxygen battery 09. Chemists make breakthrough on road to creating a rechargeable lithium-oxygen battery 10. Breaking down band structures And others… Big data and […]

01. Advancing undersea optical communications 02. Superconductivity above 10 K in a novel quasi-one-dimensional compound 03. Physicists fight laser chaos with quantum chaos to improve laser performance 04. Researchers calculate that sound has negative mass and negative gravity 05. Why adding bugs to software can make it safer 06. Plasmonic Antenna Shines a Light on Terahertz Processors 07. Quantum chains in graphene nanoribbons 08. Scientists squeeze nanocrystals in a liquid droplet into a solid-like state and back again 09. Scientists design material that can store energy like an eagle’s grip 10. Regular old WiFi spots dangerous objects in bags And […]

01. Magnetic antiparticles offer new horizons for information technologies 02. Liquid battery could lead to flexible energy storage 03. Machine learning technique reconstructs images passing through a multimode fiber 04. Bacteria-fighting polymers created with light 05. Novel approach to coherent control of a three-level quantum system 06. Scientists reduced the weight of optics for satellite observation by 100 times 07. Another step forward on universal quantum computer 08. World’s densest, totally silent solid-state drive 09. Opto-thermoplasmonic patterning of 2D materials 10. Hackers could turn your garden sprinklers into a cyber weapon And others… AI for cybersecurity is a hot new […]

01. Optical neural network demo 02. Researchers generate optical skyrmions 03. Superflexible aerogels are highly efficient absorbents, thermal insulators, and pressure sensors 04. New materials undergo solid-liquid phase transitions at room temperature 05. An insect-inspired drone deforms upon impact 06. DARPA has an ambitious $1.5 billion plan to reinvent electronics 07. Flooded internet is possible by 2035 08. Key Researchers on the Pace and Peculiarities of Developing Quantum Computing—and the Possible End of Bitcoin 09 DARPA Sets Date for Subterranean Challenge Competitors Day 10. Mass effective adoption of the right technologies is the key to growth

01. Scientists use excitons to take electronics into the future 02. Organic Mega Flow Battery transcends lifetime, voltage thresholds 03. Researchers move closer to completely optical artificial neural network 04. Scientists develop new materials that move in response to light 05. A single photon detection system for the spectrum range up to 2300 nm 06. Using spin current to convert mechanical vibrations into electricity 07. Protecting autonomous grids from potentially crippling GPS spoofing attacks 08. A phonon laser operating at an exceptional point 09. New particle formation found to occur in heavily polluted air 10. Uncovering the interplay between two […]