Breakthrough boosts quantum AI
A groundbreaking theoretical proof shows that a technique called overparametrization enhances performance in quantum machine learning for applications that stymie classical computers. Read the full story here. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares news for the week of June 26, 2023.
New design for high-power-density fuel cells offers improved performance and durability
Promising new hydrogen fuel cell technology has up to 50 percent higher performance than current, state-of-the-art technology, with improved durability. The grooved electrode design advance may help optimize next-generation fuel cell technology to power emission-free medium- and heavy-duty transportation. Read the full story here. Courtesy/LANL
Science: Approach for creating precision quantum defects enables quantum applications
A new approach to manufacture quantum defects in semiconductors presents a way to better employ those defects as quantum light emitters, a light source emitting a stream of photons on demand. Current methods of creating defects are random and imprecise, but the innovative defect-manufacturing approach provides the accuracy and scalability necessary to build devices for applications such as quantum sensing, computing and communication. Read the full story here. Courtesy/LANL
Community: Los Alamos National Laboratory plants trees to mitigate construction impacts
During construction projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory, trees and shrubs are often removed. It’s the nature of the business of growth to support the mission, but that isn’t the end of the story. Dave Teter, director of the Associate Laboratory Directorate for Infrastructure and Capital Projects, saw an opportunity to promote environmental stewardship with a short- and long-term tree removal mitigation plan that kicked off in April. Read the full story here. Courtesy/LANL
Building a hydrogen bridge to a clean-energy future
In a June 19 column in the Albuquerque Journal, Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Duncan McBranch breaks down the components of a future where fuel-cell electric trucks and a clean electric grid could transform New Mexico. Read the full story here. Courtesy/LANL