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Chemistry World July 12, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Bit Part for Diethylfluoromalonate in Reaction Model A quantum simulation has successfully described the progression of a chemical reaction for the first time. |
Chemistry World October 23, 2013 |
Models of success The 2013 Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded to three computational pioneers who combined quantum and classical mechanics. Emma Stoye learns about the latest laureates |
Chemistry World August 22, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
Manmade molecular machine goes to work Manmade molecules can generate similar forces to natural molecular machines, and could help chemists to design artificial molecular machines for meaningful tasks. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2011 Saswato R. Das |
A Crowd of Quantum Entanglements Phosphorus-in-silicon system could lead to quantum computers |
Chemistry World October 9, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Computational chemists take Nobel prize The 2013 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to Martin Karplus of Harvard University, US, Michael Levitt of Stanford University, US, and Arieh Warshel of the University of Southern California, US, for "the development of multi-scale models for complex chemical systems." |
Popular Mechanics May 2007 Seth Fletcher |
Quantum Computing: 5-Minute Know-It-All The holy grail of computing is still out of reach -- but it's getting closer. |
Chemistry World March 21, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Forcing a Reaction US chemists have forced molecules to react by ripping their bonds apart with ultrasound. The scientists carefully stretched one targeted bond until it snapped, guiding the molecule's subsequent reaction into pathways forbidden by conventional chemistry. |
Chemistry World January 12, 2014 Andy Extance |
Rocket reactor forces space hydrogen rethink Scientists have pushed low-temperature experimentation and computational chemistry to their limits to better understand hydrogen fluoride, which astronomers use to study regions of space that are otherwise hard to image. |
Technology Research News December 11, 2002 Eric Smalley |
Design links quantum bits Realizing the potential of phenomenally fast quantum computers means having to link thousands of quantum bits, which are the transistors of such computers. So far researchers have been able to connect only a few. A scheme for linking many tiny superconducting loops may pull it all together. |
Chemistry World June 20, 2013 Jim Al-Khalili |
Change: the only constant Today, there is much interest in a wide range of biological phenomena that may have a quantum origin, from our sense of smell to photosynthesis and mutations in DNA. |
Technology Research News March 24, 2004 Eric Smalley |
Molecular logic proposed Researchers from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and University College London in England have devised a scheme for designing logic circuits within individual molecules. |
Chemistry World October 6, 2011 Manisha Lalloo |
Oxygen Isotopes Help to Probe Water's Structure Scientists have used isotopic substitution of oxygen to take a closer look at the molecular structure of water. |
IEEE Spectrum January 2010 Erico Guizzo |
Loser: D-Wave Does Not Quantum Compute D-Wave Systems' quantum computers look to be bigger, costlier, and slower than conventional ones |
IEEE Spectrum September 2008 Joshua J. Romero |
Physicist Named MacArthur Fellow for Work on Quantum Computing Alexei Kitaev's theoretical studies may lead the way to quantum computers that catch their own errors |
Chemistry World December 14, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Artificial intelligence for quantum chemistry Quantum chemical approximations don't always need to start from scratch, says an international team of researchers. Algorithms can now be used to predict the atomisation energy of huge numbers of molecules |
Chemistry World January 3, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Key Plank of Theoretical Chemistry Rescued Theoretical chemists can breathe a sigh of relief after the publication of a study which shows that a cornerstone of their discipline seems to be intact despite earlier evidence to the contrary. |
Chemistry World March 9, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Covalent Bonds Crack Under the Strain Chemists must consider engineering principles when designing molecules following news that tough carbon-to-carbon bonds break easily under mechanical strain. |
Technology Research News January 14, 2004 Eric Smalley |
Quantum dice debut Researchers have overcome a major obstacle to generating random numbers on quantum computers by limiting the possibilities in the otherwise unlimited randomness of a set of quantum particles. |
Technology Research News April 6, 2005 |
Optics Demo Does Quantum Logic Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China and the University of Heidelberg in Germany have demonstrated a method of using four photons to form a logic gate that can be used for quantum computing. |
Chemistry World June 10, 2011 Laura Howes |
Quantum tunnelling creates the 'wrong' molecule Protons takes a quantum leap in carbene reaction to give chemists a surprise |
Technology Research News August 13, 2003 Eric Smalley |
Quantum computer keeps it simple Controlling fleeting quantum particles usually requires making extraordinarily precise devices. A proposal that calls for chaperoning pairs of particles and getting all of the particles in a quantum computer to sing the same tune could ease this burden. |
Chemistry World August 23, 2006 Simon Hadlington |
Laser Light Cast on Quantum Evolution Researchers have demonstrated for the first time why a technique called coherent control is able to break molecular bonds selectively using finely-tuned pulses of laser light. |
Chemistry World August 2011 |
Column: The crucible Philip Ball wonders to what extent molecular structures are metaphorical and philosophical. |
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Stick et al. |
The Trap Technique In this first part of a two-part series, the authors discuss how today's computers are running out of room for classical physics to work and how working with the quantum nature of things instead of against it will open up vast new frontiers for computing. |
Chemistry World February 18, 2011 Carol Stanier |
Speed dating for pharmaceuticals A simple analysis of hydrogen bond strengths finds the best crystallisation partners for drugs, say UK scientists. |
Chemistry World April 14, 2006 Simon Hadlington |
Deciphering Hydrogen Tunnelling in Enzymes Researchers have thrown important new light on the phenomenon of hydrogen tunnelling in biological catalysts. The finding is likely to spark a debate among biochemists about the fundamental nature of enzymes. |
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 Lieven Vandersypen |
Dot-to-Dot Design Researchers are connecting tiny puddles of electrons in a chip and making them compute -- the quantum way. |
Chemistry World May 13, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
Blurred bonds rationalized by heavy atom tunnelling A new theoretical study of anti-aromatic systems has attributed the unusual way that their I -bonds shift to quantum tunnelling. |
Technology Research News September 10, 2003 |
Light drives electron logic Building a quantum computer is extremely difficult, and working models are at least one to two decades away. Researchers have taken the proposition a step forward by demonstrating a conditional logic gate made from a pair of electrons trapped in a quantum dot. |
Technology Research News January 29, 2003 Eric Smalley |
Quantum computers go digital One of the challenges of building a quantum computer is reducing errors. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin at Madison have eased the problem with a method that reduces error rates by two orders of magnitude. |
Technology Research News December 15, 2004 |
Scheme Simplifies Quantum Chips Researchers have brought practical quantum computers a step closer by proposing a type of quantum bit that is relatively easy to build. |
Chemistry World July 3, 2014 Tami Spector |
Of atoms and aesthetics Molecular aesthetics means many things to a few people. For some it means tangible aspects of compounds; for others yet, the ways that chemists represent molecules. |
Scientific American April 18, 2005 Charles Q. Choi |
Qubit Twist Bending nanotubes as mechanical quantum bits. |
Technology Research News May 21, 2003 |
Big qubits linked over distance Researchers working on quantum computing managed to entangle a pair of large quantum bits that were spaced nearly a millimeter apart. |
PC Magazine September 26, 2007 Lisa Zyga |
Quantum Computers Get Smarter A recent innovation could make computing with light viable. |
National Defense March 2005 Joe Pappalardo |
Researchers Cast Wary Eye On Atomic-Level Computing Experts point out that quantum computers could execute calculations several millions of times faster than conventional systems, but that the technology still is years away from becoming truly functional. |
Chemistry World June 11, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Houdini Molecule Escapes Energy Trap A team of international chemists has captured and caught on camera a small, elusive molecule that has previously never been seen. |
Chemistry World October 13, 2011 Phillip Broadwith |
Following Electrons' Chemical Reaction Quickstep The oscillating electronic states of molecules nearby and passing through a conical intersection can now be probed directly. |
Technology Research News September 10, 2003 Eric Smalley |
Electron teams make bigger qubits Making quantum computers from electronic chips rather than cumbersome laboratory equipment requires control over individual electrons. A scheme that has a string of electrons acting as one could ease the task by expanding the target to a whopping 250 millionths of a millimeter. |
IEEE Spectrum December 2007 Sarah Adee |
Scientists Start Quest for the Silicon Quantum Computer Sandia research could link silicon circuits to quantum computers. |
Technology Research News March 12, 2003 Eric Smalley |
Quantum chips advance Researchers have entangled a pair of electronic qubits in an integrated circuit. The work is a milestone on the road to chip-based, mind-bogglingly fast quantum computers. |
Technology Research News April 21, 2004 Eric Smalley |
Optical Quantum Memory Designed Quantum computers that use photons rather than atoms or electrons are appealing because the equipment needed to handle them can be relatively simple. A scheme for trapping photons in fiber-optic loops and replacing the photons that the loops absorb could be the answer. |
Reactive Reports October 2006 David Bradley |
Amilra Prasanna "AP" de Silva An interview with the Queen's University of Belfast chemistry professor on his fascinating research into logical molecules. |
Technology Research News February 26, 2003 Eric Smalley |
Quantum computing catches the bus National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have tapped an aspect of classical computers and a pair of weird particle traits to allow distant particles, or qubits, to communicate as though they were in contact. |
Technology Research News April 7, 2004 Eric Smalley |
Sturdy quantum computing demoed The atomic or subatomic components of prototype quantum computers usually have to be carefully sheltered from the environment, but a method that makes qubits immune to noise shows promise. |
Chemistry World June 28, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
A Cool Way to Store Hydrogen? Theoretical chemists in the US have suggested a rather more commonplace solution to store hydrogen: ice. |
Chemistry World March 25, 2013 David Bradley |
Hydrogen bond under the microscope Scientists in Japan have designed a scanning tunnelling microscope tip that allowed them to measure electron transfer across a single hydrogen bond. |
Chemistry World May 18, 2011 James Urquhart |
Throwing light on molecular logic gates The multifunctional molecule, which can be reconfigured by light, could be used in data storage devices and biomedicine, including nanoparticle tracking and drug delivery. |
Wired September 2001 Mark K. Anderson |
Liquid Logic Say good-bye to the either-or binary digit. Quantum computing is riding a new wave of supercool subatomic bits that can be both 1 and 0 at once... |
Chemistry World May 21, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
H-bond partner-swapping seen in the flesh The dance moves that a water molecule makes as it flips hydrogen bonds from one partner to another have been captured by US researchers. |