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Skin and hair in 3D

“Mathematician Alessio Gallucci improves the mapping of human skin by using models and deep learning. With just a scan of your face and a little basic data, such as height and weight, mathematician Alessio Gallucci can produce a complete body …

Small and flexible synchronous buck controller from STMicroelectronics handles extreme step-down ratios

“With compact dimensions and an input-voltage range from 6V to 75V, STMicroelectronics’ L3751 synchronous buck controller serves different applications from industrial equipment to battery powered light electric vehicles. The 3.5mm x 4.5mm controller is also suited to use …

‘Smart Plastic’ Material is Step Forward Toward Soft, Flexible Robotics and Electronics

“Inspired by living things from trees to shellfish, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin set out to create a plastic much like many life forms that are hard and rigid in some places and soft and stretchy in …

SpaceX launches 54 Starlink more satellites, lands rocket in 100th mission from Florida pad

“Thursday’s launch was SpaceX’s 48th orbital mission of the year so far. SpaceX’s 100th launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station featured a set of 54 Starlink satellites, which launched …

Thinnest ferroelectric material ever paves the way for new energy-efficient devices

“Discovery of intriguing material behavior at small scales could reduce energy demands for computing. As electronic devices become smaller and smaller, the materials that power them need to become thinner and thinner. Because of this, one of the key challenges …

Toshiba Announces 20TB MG10 Series Hard Disk Drives

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba)has announced the launch of MG10 Series, a massive capacity 20TB HDD with conventional magnetic recording (CMR) . The 20TB MG10 Series has a 10-disk helium-sealed design that leverages Toshiba’s innovative Flux Control Microwave …

US opts to not rebuild renowned Puerto Rico telescope

“The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will not rebuild a renowned radio telescope in Puerto Rico, which was one of the world’s largest until it collapsed nearly two years ago. Instead, the agency issued a solicitation for …

VESA Releases DisplayPort 2.1 Specification

“Latest DisplayPort specification provides greater alignment with USB Type-C and USB4; adds new features for more efficient DisplayPort tunneling over USB4. The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA®) announced today that it has released DisplayPort 2.1, the latest version of …

Watching lithium in real time could improve performance of EV battery materials

“Researchers have found that the irregular movement of lithium ions in next-generation battery materials could be reducing their capacity and hindering their performance. The team, led by the University of Cambridge, tracked the movement of lithium ions inside a promising …

Why NASA Is Trying to Crash Land on Mars

“An illustration of SHIELD, a Mars lander concept that would allow lower-cost missions to reach the Red Planet’s surface by safely crash landing, using a collapsible base to absorb the impact. Credit: California Academy of Sciences Like a car …