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Bang-bang control of fullerene qubits using ultra-fast phase gates
Quantum mechanics permits an entity, such as an atom, to exist in a
superposition of multiple states simultaneously. Quantum information processing
(QIP) harnesses this profound phenomenon to manipulate information in radically
new ways. A fundamental challenge in all QIP technologies is the corruption of
superposition in a quantum bit (qubit) through interaction with its
environment. Quantum bang-bang control provides a solution by repeatedly
applying `kicks' to a qubit, thus disrupting an environmental interaction.
However, the speed and precision required for the kick operations has presented
an obstacle to experimental realization. Here we demonstrate a phase gate of
unprecedented speed on a nuclear spin qubit in a fullerene molecule (N@C60),
and use it to bang-bang decouple the qubit from a strong environmental
interaction. We can thus trap the qubit in closed cycles on the Bloch sphere,
or lock it in a given state for an arbitrary period. Our procedure uses
operations on a second qubit, an electron spin, in order to generate an
arbitrary phase on the nuclear qubit. We anticipate the approach will be vital
for QIP technologies, especially at the molecular scale where other strategies,
such as electrode switching, are unfeasible
Friends of hot Jupiters. II. No correspondence between hot-Jupiter spin-orbit misalignment and the incidence of directly imaged stellar companions
This is the final version of the article. Available from American Astronomical Society / IOP Publishing via the DOI in this record.Multi-star systems are common, yet little is known about a stellar companion's influence on the formation and evolution of planetary systems. For instance, stellar companions may have facilitated the inward migration of hot Jupiters toward to their present day positions. Many observed short-period gas giant planets also have orbits that are misaligned with respect to their star's spin axis, which has also been attributed to the presence of a massive outer companion on a non-coplanar orbit. We present the results of a multi-band direct imaging survey using Keck NIRC2 to measure the fraction of short-period gas giant planets found in multi-star systems. Over three years, we completed a survey of 50 targets ("Friends of Hot Jupiters") with 27 targets showing some signature of multi-body interaction (misaligned or eccentric orbits) and 23 targets in a control sample (well-aligned and circular orbits). We report the masses, projected separations, and confirmed common proper motion for the 19 stellar companions found around 17 stars. Correcting for survey incompleteness, we report companion fractions of 48% Β± 9%, 47% Β± 12%, and 51% Β± 13% in our total, misaligned/eccentric, and control samples, respectively. This total stellar companion fraction is 2.8Ο larger than the fraction of field stars with companions approximately 50-2000 AU. We observe no correlation between misaligned/eccentric hot Jupiter systems and the incidence of stellar companions. Combining this result with our previous radial velocity survey, we determine that 72% Β± 16% of hot Jupiters are part of multi-planet and/or multi-star systems.This work was supported by NASA grant NNX14AD24G. H.N. is grateful for funding support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. J.A.J. gratefully acknowledges support from generous fellowships from the David & Lucile Packard and Alfred P. Sloan foundations
Primary and secondary agonists can use P2X1 receptors as a major pathway to increase intracellular Ca2+ in the human platelet
See also Nurden AT. Does ATP act through P2X1 receptors to regulate platelet activation and thrombus formation? This issue, pp 907β9
Skin Lesion Analyser: An Efficient Seven-Way Multi-Class Skin Cancer Classification Using MobileNet
Skin cancer, a major form of cancer, is a critical public health problem with
123,000 newly diagnosed melanoma cases and between 2 and 3 million non-melanoma
cases worldwide each year. The leading cause of skin cancer is high exposure of
skin cells to UV radiation, which can damage the DNA inside skin cells leading
to uncontrolled growth of skin cells. Skin cancer is primarily diagnosed
visually employing clinical screening, a biopsy, dermoscopic analysis, and
histopathological examination. It has been demonstrated that the dermoscopic
analysis in the hands of inexperienced dermatologists may cause a reduction in
diagnostic accuracy. Early detection and screening of skin cancer have the
potential to reduce mortality and morbidity. Previous studies have shown Deep
Learning ability to perform better than human experts in several visual
recognition tasks. In this paper, we propose an efficient seven-way automated
multi-class skin cancer classification system having performance comparable
with expert dermatologists. We used a pretrained MobileNet model to train over
HAM10000 dataset using transfer learning. The model classifies skin lesion
image with a categorical accuracy of 83.1 percent, top2 accuracy of 91.36
percent and top3 accuracy of 95.34 percent. The weighted average of precision,
recall, and f1-score were found to be 0.89, 0.83, and 0.83 respectively. The
model has been deployed as a web application for public use at
(https://saketchaturvedi.github.io). This fast, expansible method holds the
potential for substantial clinical impact, including broadening the scope of
primary care practice and augmenting clinical decision-making for dermatology
specialists.Comment: This is a pre-copyedited version of a contribution published in
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Hassanien A., Bhatnagar R.,
Darwish A. (eds) published by Chaturvedi S.S., Gupta K., Prasad P.S. The
definitive authentication version is available online via
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3383-9_1
Economic burden of hospitalized diarrheal disease in Bangladesh
Diarrheal diseases are a major threat to human health and still represent a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Although the burden of the diarrheal diseases is much lower in developed countries, it is a significant public health problem in low and middle-income countries like Bangladesh. The aim of the study is to capture the inpatients and outpatient treatment cost of diarrheal disease and to measure the cost burden and coping mechanisms associated with diarrheal illness
Primary thermometry of a single reservoir using cyclic electron tunneling to a quantum dot
At the nanoscale, local and accurate measurements of temperature are of particular relevance when testing quantum thermodynamical concepts or investigating novel thermal nanoelectronic devices. Here, we present a primary electron thermometer that allows probing the local temperature of a single-electron reservoir in single-electron devices. The thermometer is based on cyclic electron tunneling between a system with discrete energy levels and the reservoir. When driven at a finite rate, close to a charge degeneracy point, the system behaves like a variable capacitor whose full width at half maximum depends linearly with temperature. We demonstrate this type of thermometer using a quantum dot in a silicon nanowire transistor. We drive cyclic electron tunneling by embedding the device in a radio-frequency resonator which in turn allows reading the thermometer dispersively. Overall, the thermometer shows potential for local probing of fast heat dynamics in nanoelectronic devices and for seamless integration with silicon-based quantum circuits
A [4Fe-4S]-Fe(CO)(CN)-L-cysteine intermediate is the first organometallic precursor in [FeFe] hydrogenase H-cluster bioassembly.
Biosynthesis of the [FeFe] hydrogenase active site (the 'H-cluster') requires the interplay of multiple proteins and small molecules. Among them, the radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme HydG, a tyrosine lyase, has been proposed to generate a complex that contains an Fe(CO)2(CN) moiety that is eventually incorporated into the H-cluster. Here we describe the characterization of an intermediate in the HydG reaction: a [4Fe-4S][(Cys)Fe(CO)(CN)] species, 'Complex A', in which a CO, a CN- and a cysteine (Cys) molecule bind to the unique 'dangler' Fe site of the auxiliary [5Fe-4S] cluster of HydG. The identification of this intermediate-the first organometallic precursor to the H-cluster-validates the previously hypothesized HydG reaction cycle and provides a basis for elucidating the biosynthetic origin of other moieties of the H-cluster
Scallop swimming kinematics and muscle performance: modelling the effects of "within-animal" variation in temperature sensitivity
Escape behaviour was investigated in Queen scallops (Aequipecten opercularis) acclimated to 5, 10 or 15 degrees C and tested at their acclimation temperature. Scallops are active molluscs, able to escape from predators by jet-propelled swimming using a striated muscle working in opposition to an elastic hinge ligament. The first cycle of the escape response was recorded using high-speed video ( 250 Hz) and whole-animal velocity and acceleration determined. Muscle shortening velocity, force and power output were calculated using measurements of valve movement and jet area, and a simple biomechanical model. The average shortening speed of the adductor muscle had a Q(10) of 2.04, significantly reducing the duration of the jetting phase of the cycle with increased temperature. Muscle lengthening velocity and the overall duration of the clap cycle were changed little over the range 5 - 15 degrees C, as these parameters were controlled by the relatively temperature-insensitive, hinge ligament. Improvements in the average power output of the adductor muscle over the first clap cycle ( 222 vs. 139 W kg(-1) wet mass at 15 and 5 degrees C respectively) were not translated into proportional increases in overall swimming velocity, which was only 32% higher at 15 degrees C ( 0.37m s(-1)) than 5 degrees C (0.28 m s(-1))
Ultrafast entangling gates between nuclear spins using photo-excited triplet states
The representation of information within the spins of electrons and nuclei
has been powerful in the ongoing development of quantum computers. Although
nuclear spins are advantageous as quantum bits (qubits) due to their long
coherence lifetimes (exceeding seconds), they exhibit very slow spin
interactions and have weak polarisation. A coupled electron spin can be used to
polarise the nuclear spin and create fast single-qubit gates, however, the
permanent presence of electron spins is a source of nuclear decoherence. Here
we show how a transient electron spin, arising from the optically excited
triplet state of C60, can be used to hyperpolarise, manipulate and measure two
nearby nuclear spins. Implementing a scheme which uses the spinor nature of the
electron, we performed an entangling gate in hundreds of nanoseconds: five
orders of magnitude faster than the liquid-state J coupling. This approach can
be widely applied to systems comprising an electron spin coupled to multiple
nuclear spins, such as NV centres, while the successful use of a transient
electron spin motivates the design of new molecules able to exploit
photo-excited triplet states.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Effect of Temperature and Acoustic Pressure During Ultrasound Liquid-Phase Processing of Graphite in Water
Copyright Β© 2021 The Author(s). Ultrasound-assisted liquid-phase exfoliation is a promising method for manufacturing two-dimensional materials. Understanding the effect of ultrasonication parameters such as the temperature and input power on the developed pressure field is pivotal for optimization of the process. Limited research has been carried out to determine the optimal temperature for exfoliation, with some data generating disputed results. Simply maximizing the sonication power does not necessarily produce a higher yield because of shielding. In this study, a high-temperature calibrated cavitometer was used to measure the acoustic pressure generated in different graphite solutions in deionized water at various temperatures (from 10Β°C to 70Β°C) and input power conditions (from 20% to 100%). In addition, high-speed optical imaging provided insight on the shock wave generation from transient bubble collapses under different sonication conditions. The optimal sono-exfoliation parameters were determined to be 20% input power at 10Β°C for graphite flake solution, and 100% input power at 40Β°C to 50Β°C for graphite powder solution.UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to the project βSustainable and industrially scalable ultrasonic liquid phase exfoliation technologies for manufacturing 2D advanced functional materialsβ (EcoUltra2D), with grant nos. EP/R031665/1; EP/R031401/1; EP/R031819/1; EP/R031975/1
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