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For first time, carbon nanotube transistors outperform silicon

“For decades, scientists have tried to harness the unique properties of carbon nanotubes to create high-performance electronics that are faster or consume less power — resulting in longer battery life, faster wireless communication and faster processing speeds for devices like smartphones …

Hyperloop One and Dubai Future Accelerators will build the first ‘hyperloop for cargo’

“Back in August there were clear signs that Hyperloop One (HO) might be building its super fast transportation system at the Jebel Ali port in Dubai. The Royalty-led government of the United Arab Emirates and the CEO of DP World …

Intel’s Stratix 10 FPGA: Supporting the Smart and Connected Revolution

“I’m happy to announce Intel has started sampling to customers Stratix® 10 field programmable arrays, the industry’s first 14nm FPGA. Stratix 10 combines the benefits of Intel’s 14nm tri-gate process technology with a revolutionary new architecture called …

Meet BeagleBone™ Black Wireless, the newest board in the BeagleBone™ family

“ased on the extremely successful open-source BeagleBone™ Black hardware design, BeagleBone™ Black Wireless is a high-expansion, maker-focused, community-supported open hardware computer created by the BeagleBoard.org Foundation. Leveraging a partnership with Octavo Systems, BeagleBone™ Black Wireless is the easiest to …

Murata to acquire IPDiA, a leader in high performance silicon capacitors

“Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., (“Murata”) and IPDiA S.A.(“IPDiA”) today announced that Murata Electronics Europe B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Murata is about to acquire IPDiA, a 3D silicon capacitor technology pioneer headquartered in France, and IPDiA will …

Science at cusp of ‘transformational’ grasp of life via cell modeling, researchers say

“A new paper recently published in the Journal of Molecular Biology shows how advances in molecular biology and computer science around the world soon may lead to a three-dimensional computer model of a cell, the fundamental unit of life. According …

Silkworms Spin Super-Silk After Eating Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene

“Silk—the stuff of lustrous, glamorous clothing—is very strong. Researchers now report a clever way to make the gossamer threads even stronger and tougher: by feeding silkworms graphene or single-walled carbon nanotubes. The reinforced silk produced by the silkworms …

Smallest. Transistor. Ever. - Berkeley Lab-led research breaks major barrier in transistor size by creating gate only 1 nanometer long

“For more than a decade, engineers have been eyeing the finish line in the race to shrink the size of components in integrated circuits. They knew that the laws of physics had set a 5-nanometer threshold on the size of …

Two Arduinos Become One

“Arduino, the world’s leading open-source ecosystem for educators, Makers and IoT developers of all ages, today announced that Arduino LLC (aka Arduino.cc) and Arduino srl (aka Arduino.org) have settled their differences and signed a settlement agreement. Massimo …

World’s first large-scale tidal energy farm launches in Scotland

“The launch of the world’s first large-scale tidal energy farm in Scotland has been hailed as a significant moment for the renewable energy sector. A turbine for the MeyGen tidal stream project in the Pentland Firth was unveiled outside …