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Tokyo University of Science (東京理科大学, Tōkyō Rika Daigaku), formerly "Science University of Tokyo" or TUS, informally Rikadai (理科大) or simply Ridai (理大) is a private research university located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.

A New “Metal Swap” Method for Creating Lateral Heterostructures of 2D Materials

“Researchers employ a new “transmetallation” technique to develop ultrathin electronic devices from 2D coordination nanosheets. Electronically conducting two-dimensional (2D) materials are currently hot topics of research in both physics and chemistry owing to their unique properties that have the potential …

Optical-Fiber based Single-Photon Light Source at Room Temperature for Next-Generation Quantum Processing

“Quantum-based systems promise faster computing and stronger encryption for computation and communication systems. These systems can be built on fiber networks involving interconnected nodes which consist of qubits and single-photon generators that create entangled photon pairs. In this regard, rare-earth …

Revolutionizing energy storage: Metal nanoclusters for stable lithium—sulfur batteries

“The demand for efficient energy storage systems is ever increasing, especially due to the recent emergence of intermittent renewable energy and the adoption of electric vehicles. In this regard, lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), which can store three to five times more …

A Novel Platinum Nanocluster for Improved Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells

“Scientists have elucidated the reason for the new catalyst’s high activity, which is 2.1 times higher than commercial platinum nanoparticle-based catalysts Hydrogen, derived from polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs), is an excellent source of clean energy. However, PEFCs …

Beyond Lithium: A Promising Cathode Material for Magnesium Rechargeable Batteries

“Lithium-ion batteries have remained unrivaled in terms of overall performance for several applications, as evidenced by their widespread use in everything from portable electronics to cellular base stations. However, they suffer from few important disadvantages that are difficult to ignore …

Ionic Liquid-Based Reservoir Computing: The Key to Efficient and Flexible Edge Computing

“Researchers from Japan design a tunable physical reservoir device based on the dielectric relaxation at an electrode-ionic liquid interface Physical reservoir computing (PRC), which relies on the transient response of physical systems, is an attractive machine learning framework that can …

Scientists Unravel the Mysteries of Irreversibility in Electrochromic Thin Films

“Scientists from Japan have quantitatively evaluated ion-trapping-induced degradation in lithium intercalated tungsten oxide films Tungsten oxide, an electrochromic (EC) material with immense potential for technical applications such as in smart windows, has attracted much interest for its energy-saving qualities. However …

New Optimization Approach Helps Design Lighter Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

“New design approach for manufacturing carbon fibers with optimized orientation and thickness achieves weight reduction in fiber reinforced plastics Carbon fibers, due to their superior strength and lightness, are popular in aerospace engineering applications. While much effort goes into improving …

Bringing a Power Tool from Math into Quantum Computing

“Scientists design a novel quantum circuit that calculates the fast Fourier transform, an indispensable tool in all fields of engineering. The Fourier transform is a mathematical operation essential to virtually all fields of physics and engineering. Although there already exists …

The Spin State Story: Observation of the Quantum Spin Liquid State in Novel Material

“New insight into the spin behavior in an exotic state of matter puts us closer to next-generation spintronic devices The quantum spin liquid (QSL) state is an exotic state of matter where the spin of electrons, which generally exhibits order …

How a New Quantum Approach Can Develop Faster Algorithms to Deduce Complex Networks

“Scientists conduct numerical simulations on complex networks to gain insight into a powerful quantum mechanics-inspired algorithm Complex networks are ubiquitous in the real world, from artificial to purely natural ones, and they exhibit very similar geometric properties. Algorithms based on …