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New Quantum Computer Application in Materials Science

TECH & INNOVATION Seen as the future of computing, quantum computers have exciting potential for solving problems beyond the capacity of classical supercomputers. While quantum computers are still mostly under development, one sample has displayed the capability to work on materials problems.
A coiled fiber at room temperature (orange, top) cools when untwisted (brown, middle) before returning to room temperature over time (bottom).

Unwinding is Now a Scientific Way to Chill

Unwinding fibers could potentially be the base of a new cooling technique. (Photo : University of Texas) The commercial and industrial demand for cooling techniques and technologies are currently based on the thermodynamic principles of refrigeration cycles by compression and expansion.

Electrochemistry Reconfigures Morphing Metamaterials

The shapeshifting metamaterials are potentially valuable in adaptive energy storage and handling. Scientists have been studying the properties of metamaterials for a few years now due to their ability to manipulate light and sound waves, essentially turning them into "invisibility cloaks.
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