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“At the Association for Computing Machinery’s Programming Language Design and Implementation conference this month, MIT researchers presented a new system that repairs dangerous software bugs by automatically importing functionality from other, more secure applications. Remarkably, the system, dubbed CodePhage …
“An international team of physicists has used a scanning tunneling microscope to create a minute transistor consisting of a single molecule and a small number of atoms. The observed transistor action is markedly different from the conventionally expected behavior and …
“Microsoft Corp. announced that Windows 10 will become available Wednesday as a free upgrade or with new PCs and tablets. Windows 10 includes innovations such as Cortana, an Xbox app and Microsoft Edge for a familiar, yet more personal and …
“A University of Texas at Arlington materials science and engineering team has developed a new energy cell that can store large-scale solar energy even when it’s dark. The innovation is an advancement over the most common solar energy systems …
News After 85-year search, massless particle with promise for next-generation electronics discovered
“An international team led by Princeton University scientists has discovered an elusive massless particle theorized 85 years ago. The particle could give rise to faster and more efficient electronics because of its unusual ability to behave as matter and antimatter …
“Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling 1.4 millions vehicles to patch the software exploitation that was found by a group of hackers earlier this week. The company says the recall “aligns with an ongoing software distribution that insulates connected vehicles …
“Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from ESC Silicon Valley two new 8-bit families that expand its growing portfolio of innovative PIC MCUs with Core-Independent Peripherals (CIPs). 8-bit …
“The use of building materials with unpredictable geometries, such as raw quarry stones or recycled concrete rubble, is a challenge for the traditions of digital fabrication. This research work focuses on developing advanced three-dimensional scanning of materials, real-time analysis, and …
“The Japanese company Panasonic announced recently that it will start selling an exoskeleton designed to help workers lift and carry objects more easily and with less risk of injury. The suit was developed in collaboration with a subsidiary company called …
“Yet-Ming Chiang took an unusual approach to product testing last summer: He brought one of his company’s prototype batteries to a shooting range in Maynard, and peppered it with a half-dozen rounds from a deer rifle. Not only did …