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Disentangling superconductors

“Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute researchers investigate intricacies in superconductors with hopes to support quantum computer development. Ryan Day studies superconductors. Materials that conduct electricity perfectly, losing no energy to heat and resistance. Specifically, the University of California, Berkeley scientist …

Electrically Conductive Paints and Other Polymer Alloys Now Produced Easily

“Researchers from the University of Tsukuba and collaborating partners prepared polyaniline in a wide range of cheap solvents. This development will facilitate advanced applications in printed circuit boards and other technologies Tsukuba, Japan—Medical devices, cars, and many advanced technologies …

Following ultrafast magnetization dynamics in depth

“The future development of functional magnetic devices based on ultrafast optical manipulation of spins requires an understanding of the depth-dependent spin dynamics across the interfaces of complex magnetic heterostructures. A novel technique to obtain such an “in depth” and time-resolved …

MediaTek Expands Flagship Smartphone Performance with the Dimensity 9000+

“The company’s latest chipset offers device makers another high-performance option for flagship smartphones. MediaTek today announced the Dimensity 9000+, an enhancement to the company’s top-of-the-line 5G smartphone chipset. This new high-end offering delivers a boost in performance over …

Micron Unveils World’s First 1.5TB microSD Card and Automotive Functional Safety-Certified Memory to Fuel Data at Intelligent Edge

“Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced expansions to its embedded product portfolio and ecosystem partnerships to deliver powerful solutions optimized for complex memory and storage demands at the intelligent edge. The company is sampling to customers the world’s …

Microscopy method paves the way for new discoveries

“A groundbreaking microscopy technique that makes it possible to study biomolecules, nature’s smallest biological building blocks, in a new, more efficient way. This is presented by researchers from Chalmers and University of Gothenburg, using so-called nanochannels to study the …

MIT engineers devise a recipe for improving any autonomous robotic system

“A new general-purpose optimizer can speed up the design of walking robots, self-driving vehicles, and other autonomous systems. Autonomous robots have come a long way since the fastidious Roomba. In recent years, artificially intelligent systems have been deployed in self-driving …

Molecular double-slit and quantum tunnelling in intense laser light

“When a light wave hits a double-slit, a characteristic pattern of bright and dark stripes appears behind the obstacle, generated by constructive or destructive superposition (interference) of the light waves, depending on the direction of the observed light. In quantum …

NASA’s Curiosity Captures Stunning Views of a Changing Mars Landscape

“Striking rock formations documented by the rover provide evidence of a drying climate in the Red Planet’s ancient past. For the past year, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been traveling through a transition zone from a clay-rich region …

NASA’s InSight Gets a Few Extra Weeks of Mars Science

“The mission’s team has chosen to operate its seismometer longer than previously planned, although the lander will run out of power sooner as a result. As the power available to NASA’s InSight Mars lander diminishes by the day …