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Biomolécula ligada a doenças neurodegenerativas é detectada

“Pesquisadores do Laboratório Nacional de Nanotecnologia (LNNano) desenvolveram um dispositivo eletrônico simples para a detecção de um par de biomoléculas relacionadas a diversos tipos de câncer e a doenças neurodegenerativas, como o Alzheimer e Parkinson. O desenvolvimento é baseado em …

Diamonds Closer to Becoming Ideal Semiconductors

“Along with being a “girl’s best friend,” diamonds also have remarkable properties that could make them ideal semiconductors. This is welcome news for electronics; semiconductors are needed to meet the rising demand for more efficient electronics that deliver and …

Fast, stretchy circuits could yield new wave of wearable electronics

“The consumer marketplace is flooded with a lively assortment of smart wearable electronics that do everything from monitor vital signs, fitness or sun exposure to play music, charge other electronics or even purify the air around you — all wirelessly. Now …

Has the age of quantum computing arrived?

“Ever since Charles Babbage’s conceptual, unrealised Analytical Engine in the 1830s, computer science has been trying very hard to race ahead of its time. Particularly over the last 75 years, there have been many astounding developments – the first electronic …

Hot new solar cell

“A team of MIT researchers has for the first time demonstrated a device based on a method that enables solar cells to break through a theoretically predicted ceiling on how much sunlight they can convert into electricity. Ever since 1961 …

Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family

“Dramatic growth in the volume and variety of data is bringing unprecedented opportunities for businesses to make new discoveries and to deliver improved services and customer experiences. The key opportunity is turning the massive amount of core business data plus …

KnuEdge Accelerates Neural Computing With Introduction of KNUPATH LambdaFabric Processor Technology

“KnuEdge™ Inc., a neural technology innovation company that launched today, introduced its KNUPATH™ LambdaFabric™ processor technology enabling ground-breaking scalability, latency and workload performance in next-generation data centers. With a fundamentally different architecture than legacy products, KNUPATH can operate alone or …

Making better batteries a reality

“University of California, Irvine researchers have invented nanowire-based battery material that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times, moving us closer to a battery that would never require replacement. The breakthrough work could lead to commercial batteries with greatly …

New Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor from STMicroelectronics Boosts Range and Speed, in Industry’s Smallest Footprint

“STMicroelectronics has further enhanced its leadership in Time-of-Flight (ToF) ranging sensors with the second generation of its FlightSense™ technology, now available in the new VL53L0X laser-ranging sensor. The VL53L0X extends the ToF measurement range to two meters, and is accurate …

Robots Get Creative To Cut Through Clutter

“Clutter is a special challenge for robots, but new Carnegie Mellon University software is helping robots cope, whether they’re beating a path across the moon or grabbing a milk jug from the back of the refrigerator. The software not …