The University of Arizona

3m Innovative Properties Company

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate

Pierre A Deymier

Keith A Runge

Bassam Merheb

Debasish Banerjee

Songtao Wu

Mark D Purgett

Sanat Mohanty

Gaohua Zhu

Srini Raghavan

Ali Berker

Kazuhisa Yano

James B Hoying

Manish Jain

Almoi Nyls Jongewaard, Legal Representative

Roberto Guzman

Nichlas Z Swinteck

Jaim Bucay

Ian Jongewaard

Embodiments for sound and elastic-wave systems with fermionic quantum-like behavior and in particular to an approach for the phase-based encoding of information are disclosed.

Sound/elastic-wave systems with fermionic quantum-like behavior for phase-based encoding of information

Various embodiments for quantum-like mechanical elastic systems and related methods thereof including an approach for the tunability of a phase in quantum-like mechanical elastic systems are disclosed.

Systems and methods for the tunability of phase in quantum-like mechanical elastic systems

Disclosed are systems and methods for a quantum-analogue computing bit array consisting of a single qubit analogue, a serial two qubit analogue coupling, or parallel N qubit analogues. The quantum-analogue computing bit array comprises an elastic media having photo-elastic and photo-expansion effects, the adjustment of which allows a manipulation of one or more structural degrees of freedom within the elastic media and one or more temporal degrees of freedom within the elastic media. At least one analogue qubit is defined by one or more elastic waves within the elastic media. The quantum-analogue computing bit array further comprises a modulated light source oriented to illuminate the elastic media with a laser radiation to achieve a non-separable multi-phonon superposition of states within the elastic media.

Systems and methods for a quantum-analogue computer

Various embodiments of a phononic system to achieve quantum-analogue phase-based unitary operations are disclosed. A plurality of diatomic molecules is adsorbed on a cubic crystal surface. At least a first pair of parallel chains is created from the plurality of diatomic molecules, such that the two constituent chains of the first pair of parallel chains each comprise three or more diatomic molecules. One or more diatomic molecules of the first pair of parallel chains are displaced in order to thereby create one or more kinks in the first pair of parallel chains. The one or more kinks apply a first desired phase transformation to elastic waves scattered by the plurality of diatomic molecules and adjusting the number of kinks or adjusting the order in which kinks are created or modified causes a corresponding adjustment to the first desired phase transformation.

Phononic system to achieve quantum-analogue phase-based unitary operations

A sound barrier and method of sound insulation are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, a sound barrier comprises a first, solid medium, such as a viscoelastic solid and a second medium, such as air. At least one of the two media forms a periodic array disposed in the other medium. The solid medium has a speed of propagation of longitudinal sound wave and a speed of propagation of transverse sound wave, the speed of propagation of longitudinal sound wave being at least about 30 times the speed of propagation of transverse sound wave.

Viscoelastic phononic crystal

A phononic device is provided suitable for attenuating mechanical vibration, as well as acoustic vibration that propagate through a medium. Through the periodic inclusion of domains of a material in a matrix that vary in the ratio of the longitudinal speed of sound (CL) and the transverse speed of sound (CT) between the domains and the matrix of equal to or greater than 2.0 and 40, respectively; improved significant attenuation of vibration is achieved.

Acoustic and elastic flatband formation in phononic crystals:methods and devices formed therefrom

A phonemic crystal is made of a first solid medium having a first density and a substantially periodic array of structures disposed in the first medium, the structures being made of a second solid medium having a second density different from the first density. The first medium has a speed of propagation of longitudinal sound waves and a speed of propagation of transverse sound waves, the speed of propagation of longitudinal sound waves being approximately that of a fluid, and the speed of the propagation of transverse sound waves being smaller than the speed of propagation of longitudinal sound waves.

Solid-state acoustic metamaterial and method of using same to focus sound

Microtubules are excellent candidates for the fabrication of nanostructures, including nanowires. A method for controlled nucleation and growth of microtubules on substrates (e.g., gold on a silicon wafer) is provided. The substrate is functionalized with a nucleating agent for microtubule growth. The method can be employed to generate nanoscale structures on substrates or between substrates by additional attachment of MT capture agents which function to capture the ends of growing MT to form connecting MT structures. The method can be used to form 2- and 3-D structures on or between substrates and can function to establish interconnects between nanoscale devices or molecular electronic devices and electrodes. A specific method for metallization of biological macromolecules and structures in provides which can be beneficially applied to metallized the MT formed by the growth and capture method. The metallization method is biologically benign and is particularly useful for copper metallization of MTs.

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