The Aurora system’s exaFLOP of performance — equal to a quintillion floating point computations per second — will give researchers an unprecedented set of tools…
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Turning Diamond Into Metal – For Improved Solar Cells, LEDs, and Power Electronics
Researchers have discovered a way to transform the electronic properties of nanoscale needles of diamond. Credit: MIT News Normally an insulator, diamond becomes a metallic…
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High-Energy Signals From Extragalactic Stars Connect Optical Atomic Clocks Across Earth for the First Time
Antennas and optical lattice clocks used. Upper left: 2.4 m antenna installed at INAF, Italy. Upper middle: 2.4 m antenna installed at NICT, Japan. Upper…
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New MIT Solar-Powered System Efficiently Extracts Drinkable Water From “Dry” Air
A prototype of the new two-stage water harvesting system (center right), was tested on an MIT rooftop. The device, which was connected to a laptop…
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In the shadow of TikTok, China’s apps quietly hoover up downloads
China’s app makers are having to be agile in a world where key markets have turned hostile to their country’s tech While SHEIN has its…
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Can temperature scanning slow COVID-19 spread? Airports are the testing ground for new tech
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain DALLAS – A camera in the security lines at Dallas Love Field is scanning every passerby for elevated temperatures, in a…
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ESports fights cheating bugs, bots and hacks
Two teams face off in a Counter Strike tournament in Berlin The rapid growth of eSports has increased the financial gains at stake and created…
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Making Disorder for an Ideal Battery: Disordered Yet Highly Symmetrical Structure
Three-dimensional surface of sodium ion diffusion in a hydroborate crystal. This new material forms a disordered yet highly symmetrical structure, allowing a mobility of sodium…
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Researchers Extract More Energy From Sunlight – Could Boost the Efficiency of Solar Panels by 50%
A schematic showing the layered structure of a tandem solar panel. Credit: Graphic courtesy Minjing Kim Researchers working to maximize solar panel efficiency said layering…
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Want to wait less at the bus stop? Beware real-time updates
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Smartphone apps that tell commuters when a bus will arrive at a stop don’t result in less time waiting than reliance…
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