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Energy harvesting PMIC from Nexperia enables environmentally friendly energy-autonomous low-power devices

“Nexperia, the expert in essential semiconductors, today announced an expansion to its range of Power ICs with Energy Harvesting solutions to simplify and enhance the performance of low-power internet of things (IoT) and other embedded applications. The NEH2000BY is a …

Fast light pulse triggers charge transfer into water

“Using a new technique, researchers were able to observe live what happens in the first picosecond when a proton detaches from a dye after exposure to light. In certain molecules, the so-called photoacids, a proton can be released locally by …

Fully Recyclable Printed Electronics Ditch Toxic Chemicals for Water

“Engineers at Duke University have produced the world’s first fully recyclable printed electronics that replace the use of chemicals with water in the fabrication process. By bypassing the need for hazardous chemicals, the demonstration points down a path industry …

Global Space News: Juice Is Preparing To Launch!

“On April 13 2023, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission is scheduled to launch from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The ESA-led mission is packed with eleven science instruments for exploring the Jovian ice-covered moons, four …

Google says its AI supercomputer is faster, greener than Nvidia A100 chip

“Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google released on Tuesday new details about the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence models, saying the systems are both faster and more power-efficient than comparable systems from Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O). Google …

Highly sensitive measurement technique leads to better solar cell

“Solar energy is becoming an increasingly popular source of renewable energy. Current solar panels with silicon as their primary component are affordable and reliable. However, the use of a relatively new material, perovskite, could dramatically improve the solar cell’s …

Kioxia and Western Digital Announce Newest 3D Flash Memory

“Demonstrating continued innovation, Kioxia Corporation and Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced details of their newest 3D flash memory technology. Applying advanced scaling and wafer bonding technologies, the 3D flash memory delivers exceptional capacity, performance and reliability at a …

Magnon-based computation could signal computing paradigm shift

“Thanks to a breakthrough in the field of magnonics, EPFL researchers have sent and stored data using charge-free magnetic waves, rather than traditional electron flows. The discovery could solve the dilemma of energy-hungry computing technology in the age of big …

Meta-optics shows physical processes in the attosecond range

“A new type of meta-optics from Harvard has proven its functionality in experiments at Graz University of Technology. With it, it is possible to observe the smallest structures such as nanoparticles or transistors. Developed at Harvard, and successfully tested at …

NASA Study Helps Explain Limit-Breaking Ultra-Luminous X-Ray Sources

“These objects are more than 100 times brighter than they should be. Observations by the agency’s NuSTAR X-ray telescope support a possible solution to this puzzle. Exotic cosmic objects known as ultra-luminous X-ray sources produce about 10 million times …