Nanopore electrical tweezer for trapping and manipulating nano-objects in water. Credit: Osaka University Researchers at Osaka University create voltage-controlled nanopores that can trap particles as…
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Google adding new features to Chromebooks as devices turn 10
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Google’s popular low-cost Chromebooks are turning 10, and they are adding features to mimic higher-end devices like Apple’s MacBooks. The tech…
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New research shows that the movement in liquid crystals can be harnessed and directed, a step toward developing autonomous materials that can sense inputs, amplify…
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The wearable microgrid uses energy from human sweat and movement to power an LCD wristwatch and electrochromic device. Credit: Lu Yin Nanoengineers at the University…
View More “Wearable Microgrid” Harvests Energy From Human Body to Power Electronic GadgetsSolar-Powered Lunar Ark Proposed As “Modern Global Insurance Policy”
Overhead view of the proposed ark design. Credit: Jekan Thanga The ambitious project proposed by a University of Arizona team aims to preserve humankind –…
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The upper part shows a cold spray copper coating, with very visible vortex-like structures twirling around an aluminum substrate in the bottom part (EBSD image).…
View More Solution to Puzzling Phenomenon of Strangely Beautiful, Vortex-Like Structures May Improve Cold Spray Efficiency2D Heterostructures Rolled Like Sushi May Lead to Ultra Miniaturized Electronics
Image of a heterotube diode: This device contains a MoS2 semiconductor shell (blue), over the insulator hBN shell (purple), over the carbon nanotube core (green)…
View More 2D Heterostructures Rolled Like Sushi May Lead to Ultra Miniaturized ElectronicsSN4KE: A lightweight and scalable framework for binary mutation testing
Credit: Ahmadi, Kiaei & Emamdoost. When developers deliver software to their clients, they often also provide what is known as a ‘test suite.’ A test…
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Mobile App Risk Chart. Credit: Zimperium In mobile application development, server-side storage of the application’s data remains top priority. In particular, many developers have begun…
View More Unsecured cloud configurations expose data across thousands of mobile appsFrom Microsaws to Nanodrills: Laser Pulses Act As Industrial-Grade Machining Tools
Fused silica wafer with thickness of 350 um with high-quality glass vias of diameters between 0.25 mm and 6 mm fabricated by selective laser etching.…
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