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Innovation Spins Spider Web Architecture Into 3D Biomedical Imaging Technology
A spiderweb-inspired fractal design is used for hemispherical 3D photodetection to replicate the vision system of arthropods. Credit: Sena Huh/Purdue University Purdue University innovators are…
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Redesigned Current Conductors Boost Lithium-Ion Battery Efficiency and Safety
Scientists at Stanford and SLAC redesigned current conductors — thin metal foils that distribute current to and from electrodes — to make lithium-ion batteries lighter,…
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Motorists’ smartphones may help keep highways safe
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Motorists with smartphones could help highway chiefs maintain road quality by sending “crowdsourced” data from their mobiles that would allow engineers…
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Do the Twist: Making 2D Quantum Materials Using Curved Surfaces
This microscopic, twisting spiral — which exhibits interesting, tunable superconductive properties — was “grown” by depositing sheets of two-dimensional material over a substrate curved slightly…
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Google Nest hacker finds evidence of Google considering getting rid of ‘Hey Google’ hot words
Jan Boromeusz is a recognized Nest Home hacker with what many in the press describe as a proven track record in discovering new Google Nest…
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Beyond Binary: Multi-State Data Storage Leaving Binary Behind
Computing consumes 8% of global electricity, largely in massive, factory-sized data centers. This already-unsustainable energy load that is doubling every decade. Stepping ‘beyond binary’ to…
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Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 Virus) With New Photonic Sensor System
Scientists of the University of Malaga are working in a new system based on photonic sensors could enable early detection of SARS-CoV-2. Credit: University of…
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots: The Future of Human-Robot Collaboration
A new book co-authored by MIT engineers Julie Shah and Laura Major SM ’05 explores a future populated with robot helpers. Credit: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT…
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Liquid Metals Come to the Rescue of Semiconductors: Overcoming Moore’s Law With Fast-Switching, Ultra-Low Energy Electronics
New deposition approach: synthesising and exfoliating (transferring onto a silicon substrate for example) 2D semiconducting MoS2. Credit: FLEET Possible pathway to fast-switching, ultra-low energy electronics…
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