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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 55m

The electronic and magnetic behaviour of graphene nanoribbons can be tuned systematically by their geometry and environment.

Tuning spin and charge in graphene nanoribbons

The behaviour associated to spin and charge of graphene nanoribbons can be tuned systematically by their geometry and environment

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 2h

By placing atomically precise graphene nanoribbons on a single layer of magnesium oxide grown atop a silver substrate, they can both preserve the ribbon’s discrete electronic structure and systematically control its charge state.

Tuning spin and charge in graphene nanoribbons

The behaviour associated to spin and charge of graphene nanoribbons can be tuned systematically by their geometry and environment

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 4h

To harness graphene nanoribbons as controllable quantum objects, researchers need to isolate them from the metal surface while still being able to control their charge.

Tuning spin and charge in graphene nanoribbons

The behaviour associated to spin and charge of graphene nanoribbons can be tuned systematically by their geometry and environment

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 9h

The electronic and magnetic behaviour of graphene nanoribbons can be tuned systematically by their geometry and environment.

Tuning spin and charge in graphene nanoribbons

The behaviour associated to spin and charge of graphene nanoribbons can be tuned systematically by their geometry and environment

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 10h

In summary, this research bridges the gap between nanophotonics, molecular spectroscopy, and optomechanics.

Optomechanical control of molecular motion - Mapping Ignorance

A new way to control chemistry through optomechanical effects at room temperature

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 11h

By placing atomically precise graphene nanoribbons on a single layer of magnesium oxide grown atop a silver substrate, they can both preserve the ribbon’s discrete electronic structure and systematically control its charge state.

Tuning spin and charge in graphene nanoribbons

The behaviour associated to spin and charge of graphene nanoribbons can be tuned systematically by their geometry and environment

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 12h

By shining pulsed laser light into hundreds of NPoM cavities containing biphenyl-4-thiol molecules, they monitored both the Stokes and anti-Stokes Raman signals.

https://mappingignorance.org/2025/10/02/optomechanical-control-of-molecular-motion/

Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 13h

To harness graphene nanoribbons as controllable quantum objects, researchers need to isolate them from the metal surface while still being able to control their charge.

Tuning spin and charge in graphene nanoribbons

The behaviour associated to spin and charge of graphene nanoribbons can be tuned systematically by their geometry and environment

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 14h

This research demonstrates how tightly confined light in nanoscale metal cavities can pump molecular vibrations in a way that resembles the optomechanical principles.

Optomechanical control of molecular motion - Mapping Ignorance

A new way to control chemistry through optomechanical effects at room temperature

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 15h

Tuning spin and charge in graphene nanoribbons with atomic precision.

https://mappingignorance.org/2025/10/09/tuning-spin-and-charge-in-graphene-nanoribbons-with-atomic-precision/

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 1d

An official, ECB-backed digital euro is a much better proposition than a consortium of private banks competing to promote their own, inherently unstable, digital coin.

The euro stablecoins and their threat to eurozone’s fragile economy

9 european banks, including UniCredit, ING and CaixaBank, have launched a consortium to issue ehat would be the first of euro stablecoins

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 1d

Cryptocurrency, and stablecoins in particular, can be understood as digital casino tokens.

The euro stablecoins and their threat to eurozone’s fragile economy

9 european banks, including UniCredit, ING and CaixaBank, have launched a consortium to issue ehat would be the first of euro stablecoins

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 1d

It was announced that 9 european banks, including UniCredit, ING and CaixaBank, have launched a consortium to issue a euro stablecoin – a cryptocurrency with a value pegged to the euro.

The euro stablecoins and their threat to eurozone’s fragile economy

9 european banks, including UniCredit, ING and CaixaBank, have launched a consortium to issue ehat would be the first of euro stablecoins

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 1d

An official, ECB-backed digital euro is a much better proposition than a consortium of private banks competing to promote their own, inherently unstable, digital coin.

The euro stablecoins and their threat to eurozone’s fragile economy

9 european banks, including UniCredit, ING and CaixaBank, have launched a consortium to issue ehat would be the first of euro stablecoins

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 1d

With this new body of research, Lukin believes that it is now possible to envision quantum computers that can execute billions of operations and continue running for days.

A 3,000 qubit system capable of continuous operation

A new kind of continuous operation of the system, that rapidly replaces lost qubits, can be more important than a specific number of qubits

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 1d

Cryptocurrency, and stablecoins in particular, can be understood as digital casino tokens.

The euro stablecoins and their threat to eurozone’s fragile economy

9 european banks, including UniCredit, ING and CaixaBank, have launched a consortium to issue ehat would be the first of euro stablecoins

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 1d

The team demonstrated a system of more than 3000 qubits that could run for more than 2 hours, surmounting a series of technical challenges and representing a significant step toward building super computers.

A 3,000 qubit system capable of continuous operation

A new kind of continuous operation of the system, that rapidly replaces lost qubits, can be more important than a specific number of qubits

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 1d

It was announced that 9 european banks, including UniCredit, ING and CaixaBank, have launched a consortium to issue a euro stablecoin – a cryptocurrency with a value pegged to the euro.

The euro stablecoins and their threat to eurozone’s fragile economy

9 european banks, including UniCredit, ING and CaixaBank, have launched a consortium to issue ehat would be the first of euro stablecoins

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 1d

A machine with 300 qubits (quantum bits) could simultaneously store more information than the number of particles in the known universe.

A 3,000 qubit system capable of continuous operation

A new kind of continuous operation of the system, that rapidly replaces lost qubits, can be more important than a specific number of qubits

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 1d

The euro stablecoins and their threat to eurozone’s fragile economy.

https://mappingignorance.org/2025/10/08/the-euro-stablecoins-and-their-threat-to-eurozones-fragile-economy/

Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 2d

The depleted 33S samples contrast sharply with sulphur isotope ratios found on Earth.

Exotic sulphur hidden in moon's mantle - Mapping Ignorance

Researchers report anomalous sulphur in rock samples taken from the moon's Taurus Littrow region during Apollo 17

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 2d

The analysis shows that volcanic material in the sample contains sulphur compounds that are highly depleted of sulphur-33 (or 33S), one of four radioactively stable sulphur isotopes.

Exotic sulphur hidden in moon's mantle - Mapping Ignorance

Researchers report anomalous sulphur in rock samples taken from the moon's Taurus Littrow region during Apollo 17

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 2d

Researchers report a sulphuric surprise in rock samples taken from the moon’s Taurus Littrow region during Apollo 17.

https://mappingignorance.org/2025/10/07/exotic-sulphur-hidden-in-moons-mantle/

Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 2d

The depleted 33S samples contrast sharply with sulphur isotope ratios found on Earth.

Exotic sulphur hidden in moon's mantle - Mapping Ignorance

Researchers report anomalous sulphur in rock samples taken from the moon's Taurus Littrow region during Apollo 17

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Mapping Ignorance @mappingignorance.org · 2d

Low‑temperature 2D devices that can be patterned lithographically and grown across entire wafers open doors to on‑chip sensors, memory elements...

https://mappingignorance.org/2025/09/30/building-chips-up-wafer-scale-mos%e2%82%82-electronics-for-beol-integration/