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March 04, 2013

Connecting the (quantum) dots
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Mar 04, 2013
Recent research offers a new spin on using nanoscale semiconductor structures to build faster computers and electronics. Literally. University of Pittsburgh and Delft University of Technology researchers reveal in the online issue of Nature Nanotechnology a new method that better preserves the units necessary to power lightning-fast electronics, known as qubits (pronounced CUE-bits). Hole spins, rather than electron spins, can keep quantum bits in the same physical state up to 10 times longer than ... read more

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	Second leak at North Sea oil platform forces evacuation An oil leak at a North Sea platform caused it to be partially evacuated on Saturday, its Middle East operator said, the second such incident at the installation in less than two months. ... more		Chernobyl plant building to be covered A section of Chernobyl's nuclear power plant that recently collapsed will be closed with a temporary cover, officials said. ... more		US teen designs compact nuclear reactor Eighteen-year-old Taylor Wilson has designed a compact nuclear reactor that could one day burn waste from old atomic weapons to power anything from homes and factories to space colonies. ... more		US suggests Keystone pipeline won't harm environment The US State Department suggested Friday that a $5.3 billion Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline would have no major impact on the environment, but stopped short of recommending it be approved. ... more

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Indian women use smartphones to 'pin the creeps'		China "fully prepared" for currency war: banker		China home prices rise for third month in February		Asian manufacturing growth mostly weak in February		Air China to buy 31 Boeing planes; As Cathay cancels freighters
Kim Dotcom suffers legal setback		Clever battery completes stretchable electronics package		Unlocking fuel cell conductivity		Czech Company Plans to Invest EUR 400 Mln Into Solar Plants in Ukraine		Silver nanoparticles may adversely affect environment

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