Quantum technology jointly developed at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) has now been spun off into a new deep tech startup, AQSolotl.

 

The startup’s flagship product, CHRONOS-Q, is a quantum controller that acts as a translator between conventional computing systems and quantum computers.

 

Developed by university researchers affiliated with Singapore’s Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), it enables users to control quantum computers easily and efficiently using their laptops and desktop computers.

 

Unlike traditional computers that operate on a binary system of 1s and 0s, quantum computers utilise the principles of quantum mechanics to achieve vastly superior computational capabilities.

 

Quantum computers will solve problems once considered unsolvable by conventional computers, opening new possibilities in fields like cryptography, advanced simulations and AI. They are theorised to be many thousands of times more powerful than today’s fastest silicon processors for some complex computational tasks.

 

The proprietary quantum controller technology, developed and refined over three years, is currently being piloted at CQT as part of the hardware setup for the National Quantum Computing Hub and NTU’s Nanyang Quantum Hub.

A research team from the Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology has developed an explainable AI method to observe the splashing drops of different liquids while impacting a solid surface. This achievement provides important insights into the phenomenon of splash, which is important for various applications, such as aeronautics, biology, chemical and mechanical engineering, materials, acoustics, and combustion.

Can we examine the teeth of living fish and other vertebrates in detail, repeatedly over time, without harming them? 

Previously, small animals often had to be euthanized to obtain precise information, but now scientists have found a new way to humanely study detailed dental characteristics of vertebrates. This customizable method can be used for both living animals and museum specimens and has been published in the Journal of Morphology. 

Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and their collaborators applied human dental impression techniques to study fish teeth in a species called Polypterus senegalus. This fish has been separated from other fish species for about 360 million years. Due to this long period of evolutionary isolation, Polypterus still has many primitive characteristics that provide important information on the early development of bony fish.  

The research team led by Dr. Hojeong Jeon and Dr. Hyung-Seop Han of the Biomaterials Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), along with Dr. Indong Jun from KIST Europe, has developed a novel stent surface treatment technology using laser patterning.

The research analyzes multiple heterogeneous characteristics of tasks and workers in a real spatial crowdsourcing environment.

A new study from Tel Aviv University could reshape our scientific understanding of how humans learn and form memories, particularly through classical and operant conditioning. The research team found that our brain engages in a fierce competition between these two learning systems, and that only one can prevail at any given time.

This research explores the connotation and typical characteristics of immersive technologies, analyze their application scenarios in primary and secondary education, identify key issues in their implementation, and propose strategies for their widespread adoption.