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UChicago scientists use gyroscopes to find unusual state of matter

“You don’t have to be perfectly organized to pull off a wave, according to University of Chicago scientists. Using a set of gyroscopes linked together, physicists explored the behavior of a material whose structure is arranged randomly, instead of …

After years of avoidance, Department of Energy joins quest to develop quantum computers

“The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is joining the quest to develop quantum computers, devices that would exploit quantum mechanics to crack problems that overwhelm conventional computers. The initiative comes as Google and other companies race to build a …

Artificial intelligence breaks the code to true love

“The Danish TV channel DR3’s programme ‘The Love Code’ uses a self-learning algorithm developed at DTU to help singles find their soulmate. Right from old-fashioned matchmaking to modern dating services, romantic matchmakers have focused on what singles themselves desired …

Building Molecular Wires, One Atom at a Time

“Electronic devices are getting smaller and smaller. Early computers filled entire rooms. Today you can hold one in the palm of your hand. Now the field of molecular electronics is taking miniaturization to the next level. Researchers are creating electronic …

Cassini Finds Saturn Moon Has ‘Sea Level’ Like Earth

“Saturn’s moon Titan may be nearly a billion miles away from Earth, but a recently published paper based on data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveals a new way this distant world and our own are eerily similar. Just …

Chinese Automaker Chery to Use NVIDIA-Powered ZF ProAI for Level 3 Autonomous Cars

“Chery, one of China’s leading automakers, is adopting the new ZF ProAI system, powered by NVIDIA DRIVE AI self-driving technology, to bring Level 3 autonomous driving to the world’s biggest auto market. The news was announced today at …

Fast-moving electrons create current in organic solar cells

“Researchers at Purdue University have identified the mechanism that allows organic solar cells to create a charge, solving a longstanding puzzle in physics, according to a paper published Friday (Jan. 12) in the journal Science Advances. Organic solar cells are …

Graphene Flexes Its Muscle

“Crumpling reduces rigidity in an otherwise stiff material, making it less prone to catastrophic failure. The Science Gas pressure was applied to a crumpled graphene membrane to cause it to bulge and stiffen. The result? The gas pressure revealed that …

Mbed OS 5.7.3 released

“We are pleased to announce the Mbed OS 5.7.3 release is now available. This is the latest patch release based on the feature set introduced by Mbed OS 5.7. Summary We have added support for two new …

Mysteries of Nickel Oxide - a Promising Spintronic Material - Are Revealed

“UC Riverside team determines how electron spins interact with crystal lattice in nickel oxide Researchers at UC Riverside used an unconventional approach to determine the strength of the electron spin interactions with the optical phonons in antiferromagnetic nickel oxide (NiO …