Demonstration of the Effectiveness of the Cascaded Variational Quantum Eigensolver Using the Jastrow Ansatz for Molecular Calculations.

We demonstrate how the cascaded variational quantum eigensolver (CVQE) can be applied to study molecular systems for the family of Jastrow ansatzes. Specifically, we applied CVQE to the water molecule. We find that CVQE has a number of advantages.

A Novel Approach to Pod Count Estimation Using a Depth Camera in Support of Soybean Breeding Applications.

Improving soybean ( L. (Merr.)) yield is crucial for strengthening national food security.

Towards reducing chemical usage for weed control in agriculture using UAS imagery analysis and computer vision techniques.

Currently, applying uniform distribution of chemical herbicide through a sprayer without considering the spatial distribution information of crops and weeds is the most common method of controlling weeds in commercial agricultural production system. This kind of weed management practice lead to excessive amounts of chemical herbicides being applied in a given field. The objective of this study was to perform site-specific weed control (SSWC) in a corn field by: (1) using a unmanned aerial system (UAS) to map the spatial distribution information of weeds in the field; (2) creating a prescription map based on the weed distribution map, and (3) spraying the field using the prescription map and a commercial size sprayer.

Hyperspectral Image Data and Waveband Indexing Methods to Estimate Nutrient Concentration on Lettuce ( L.) Cultivars.

Lettuce is an important vegetable in the human diet and is commonly consumed for salad. It is a source of vitamin A, which plays a vital role in human health. Improvements in lettuce production will be needed to ensure a stable and economically available supply in the future.

Experimental phase diagram of zero-bias conductance peaks in superconductor/semiconductor nanowire devices.

Topological superconductivity is an exotic state of matter characterized by spinless p-wave Cooper pairing of electrons and by Majorana zero modes at the edges. The first signature of topological superconductivity is a robust zero-bias peak in tunneling conductance. We perform tunneling experiments on semiconductor nanowires (InSb) coupled to superconductors (NbTiN) and establish the zero-bias peak phase in the space of gate voltage and external magnetic field.