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Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation Launches World’s First 14TB HDD with Conventional Magnetic Recording

“The 14TB models use an innovative 9-disk, helium-sealed design to deliver massive capacity that fits into standard 3.5 inch SATA drive bays. -Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation today announced the launch of the MG07ACA Series, the world’s first …

Physicists excited by discovery of new form of matter, excitonium

“Abbamonte group achieves first-ever measurement of excitonium collective modes and first observation of soft plasmon in any material Excitonium has a team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign… well… excited! Professor of Physics Peter Abbamonte and graduate …

3D-printed minifactories

“ETH researchers have developed a biocompatible ink for 3D printing using living bacteria. This makes it possible to produce biological materials capable of breaking down toxic substances or producing high-purity cellulose for biomedical applications. There will soon be nothing that …

Google’s ‘superhuman’ DeepMind AI claims chess crown

“Google says its AlphaGo Zero artificial intelligence program has triumphed at chess against world-leading specialist software within hours of teaching itself the game from scratch. The firm’s DeepMind division says that it played 100 games against Stockfish 8, and …

New robots can see into their future

“UC Berkeley researchers have developed a robotic learning technology that enables robots to imagine the future of their actions so they can figure out how to manipulate objects they have never encountered before. In the future, this technology could help …

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform Introduces New, Innovative Architectures for Artificial Intelligence and Immersion

“Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), has introduced the new Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 845 Mobile Platform. Thoughtfully designed with tech savvy consumers in mind, Snapdragon 845 utilizes Qualcomm Technologies’ industry leading wireless heterogenous compute expertise to design …

Robots contribute to mapping the brain

“As the only Danish representatives, researchers from DTU contribute to EU’s flagship project to map the human brain: The Human Brain Project. A major international research project has previously mapped human genomes. The aim of the large-scale EU project …

3D Printing Wireless Sensors Without Electronics

“Our goal is to 3D print wireless sensors, input widgets and objects that can communicate with smartphones and other Wi-Fi devices, without the need for batteries or electronics. To this end, we present a novel toolkit for wireless connectivity that …

Clear leads to fully transparent devices

“See-through electronic devices, such as transparent displays, smart windows and concealed circuits require completely translucent components if users are to digitally interact with their perceived surroundings and manipulate this information in real time. Now, KAUST researchers have devised a strategy …

Discovery for modifying diamonds could change computing – WSU research

“A group of WSU researchers has discovered a way to modify diamonds that opens up important applications in the field of quantum computing and in radiation detection. Kelvin Lynn, professor of physics and of mechanical and materials engineering, and his …