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Diode tunneling into quantum computing

News: Computer Power    October 23, 2009
One way or another, computers will eventually incorporate aspects of quantum physics. They may be true ‘quantum computers’ or just use components based on quantum mechanics, but the trends are moving in the quantum direction. (I realize quantum direction is pretty much an oxymoron.) We’re almost at the end of the road for current silicon-based [...]
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Hand-held cancer detection device

News: Nano-medicine    October 1, 2009
Trekkers will remember Dr. McCoy carrying a hand-held device which could instantly diagnose (and often treat) diseases. We aren’t there yet, but this development is indicative of where we’re going: University of Toronto researchers have used nanomaterials to develop a microchip sensitive enough to quickly determine the type and severity of a patient’s cancer so [...]
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