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MIT engineers design a soft, implantable ventilator

“The new design works with the diaphragm to improve breathing. For many of us, the act of breathing comes naturally. Behind the scenes, our diaphragm — the dome-shaped muscle that lies just beneath the ribcage — works like a slow and steady …

NASA’s Juno Exploring Jovian Moons During Extended Mission

“After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. NASA’s Juno mission is scheduled to obtain images of the Jovian moon Io on Dec …

NASA’s Lunar Flashlight Has Launched – Follow the Mission in Real Time

“NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System web-based visualization tool lets you “see” the SmallSat as it journeys to the Moon and seeks out water ice in the darkest craters there. NASA’s Lunar Flashlight has communicated with mission controllers …

National Ignition Facility achieves fusion ignition

“The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today (Dec. 13) announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) — a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making that will …

New Strategy Proposed for Ultra-long Cycle Lithium-ion Battery

“In recent years, lithium-ion batteries have been widely used in many fields. Compared with traditional lithium ion battery cathode materials, more lithium ions in lithium-rich manganese-based cathode materials of unit mass participate in energy storage. However, in the process of …

Nexperia announces two new additions to their TrEOS family of ESD protection devices for high-speed data lines

“Combining high surge robustness with very low trigger and extremely low clamping voltages, the PESD4V0Y1BBSF and PESD4V0X2UM offer a highly effective solution for the protection of sensitive systems Nexperia, the expert in essential semiconductors, has announced the latest additions to …

NIST Retires SHA-1 Cryptographic Algorithm

“The venerable cryptographic hash function has vulnerabilities that make its further use inadvisable. The SHA-1 algorithm, one of the first widely used methods of protecting electronic information, has reached the end of its useful life, according to security experts …

Novel Chemical Reaction Supports Carbon-Neutral Industrial Processes

“The reaction yields useful products from waste methane and carbon dioxide, both greenhouse gases, and may open up a path to transforming sustainable carbon chemistry A team of researchers led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s …

NXP Expands Industry’s Broadest Matter Portfolio with New, Secure Wireless MCUs

“NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced new devices designed to simplify the development of IoT and industrial IoT solutions. Adding to NXP’s expanding portfolio of end-to-end Matter solutions, the RW612 and the K32W148 devices combine advanced edge processing capabilities …

Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source

“Researchers develop a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, lightweight solar cells that can be seamlessly added to any surface. MIT engineers have developed ultralight fabric solar cells that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source …