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Nearly 50-meter Laser Experiment Sets Record in Campus Hallway

“It’s not at every university that laser pulses powerful enough to burn paper and skin are sent blazing down a hallway. But that’s what happened in UMD’s Energy Research Facility, an unremarkable looking building on the northeast …

New Algorithm Closes Quantum Supremacy Window

“Random circuit sampling, a popular technique for showing the power of quantum computers, doesn’t scale up if errors go unchecked. In what specific cases do quantum computers surpass their classical counterparts? That’s a hard question to answer, in …

New All-in-One Hybrid Power Drive Module Solution from Microchip is Designed for Electric Aviation Applications to Reduce Development Time and Weight

“The highly integrated and configurable three-phase power module is the first variant of the new family and can be customized using silicon carbide or silicon, reducing power solution size and weight for electric aircraft Aircraft manufacturers designing More Electric Aircraft …

New Small Laser Device Can Help Detect Signs of Life on Other Planets

“UMD-led team developed a miniaturized analyzer that may revolutionize how astrobiology discoveries are made on faraway moons and planets. As space missions delve deeper into the outer solar system, the need for more compact, resource-conserving and accurate analytical tools …

Quantum computers threaten our whole cybersecurity infrastructure: here’s how scientists can bulletproof it

“Thirteen, 53 and 433. That’s the size of quantum computers in terms of quantum bits, or qubits, which has significantly grown in the last years due to important public and private investments and initiatives. Obviously, it is not only …

Quantum physics: simulation of superconductivity

“A Munich team of researchers has for the first time monitored in an experiment how positive charge carriers in a solid-state model combined to form pairs. This process could play an important role in understanding high-temperature superconductivity. Using a quantum …

Record-breaking detection of radio signal from atomic hydrogen in extremely distant galaxy using GMRT

“Astronomers from McGill University in Canada and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have used data from the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune to detect a radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely distant …

Renesas’ New Automotive Intelligent Power Device Enables Safe and Flexible Power Distribution in Next-Generation E/E Architectures

“The New Power Device Achieves a 40% Smaller Footprint. Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today a new automotive Intelligent Power Device (IPD) that will safely and flexibly control power distribution within vehicles …

Researchers from ITMO Discover New Photonic Properties of Dielectric Resonators

“We live in a world powered by resonance: there are resonant antennas in our smartphones, and microwaves heat up our food using resonant absorption of electromagnetic radiation by water molecules. Even bridges and skyscrapers remain intact because they were designed …

Samsung Introduces the 200-Megapixel Image Sensor for the Ultimate High Resolution Experience in Flagship Smartphones

“The new Samsung ISOCELL HP2 boosts capacity for maximum pixel performance, allowing for detailed and seamless photos in any light condition Samsung Electronics today introduced its latest 200-megapixel (MP) image sensor, the ISOCELL HP2, with improved pixel technology and full-well …