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Process to customize molecules does double duty

“Rice lab draws on nature to create flexible precursors for drug, materials design Inspired by your liver and activated by light, a chemical process developed in labs at Rice University and in China shows promise for drug design and the …

Quantum electrodynamics tested 100 times more accurately

“Using a newly developed technique, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK) in Heidelberg have measured the very small difference in the magnetic properties of two isotopes of highly charged neon in an ion trap with previously …

Quantum sensor can detect electromagnetic signals of any frequency

“MIT engineers expand the capabilities of these ultrasensitive nanoscale detectors, with potential uses for quantum computing and biological sensing. Quantum sensors, which detect the most minute variations in magnetic or electrical fields, have enabled precision measurements in materials science and …

Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down

“The pioneering probes are still running after nearly 45 years in space, but they will soon lose some of their instruments. If the stars hadn’t aligned, two of the most remarkable spacecraft ever launched never would have gotten off …

Renesas Delivers Industry’s Most Complete Intelligent Sensor Solutions for IoT Applications

“Offers New Sensors and Signal Conditioning ICs Complementing Leading MCU Line, Advanced Firmware, Embedded AI, and Unique Quick-Connect IoT Design Platform. Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, is changing the way designers build sensor-connected …

Renesas Develops Circuit Technologies for 22-nm Embedded STT-MRAM with Faster Read and Write Performance for MCUs in IoT Applications

“Announced at 2022 Symposium on VLSI: Achieving 5.9 ns Random Read Access and 5.8 MB/s Write Throughput on Test Chip. Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has …

Renesas Launches World’s Most Highly Integrated Advanced Bluetooth Low Energy SoC

“New SmartBond DA1470x Family Features Small Form Factor with Integrated Applications and 2D Graphics Processors, Voice Activity Detector and Power Management Enables Small Form Factor for IoT Product Designs. Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) today announced the SmartBond™ DA1470x Family …

Researchers release open-source photorealistic simulator for autonomous driving

“MIT scientists unveil the first open-source simulation engine capable of constructing realistic environments for deployable training and testing of autonomous vehicles. Hyper-realistic virtual worlds have been heralded as the best driving schools for autonomous vehicles (AVs), since they’ve proven …

Robotic lightning bugs take flight

“Inspired by fireflies, researchers create insect-scale robots that can emit light when they fly, which enables motion tracking and communication. Fireflies that light up dusky backyards on warm summer evenings use their luminescence for communication — to attract a mate, ward …

Robots play with play dough

“A new system lets robots manipulate soft, deformable material into various shapes from visual inputs, which could one day enable better home assistants. The inner child in many of us feels an overwhelming sense of joy when stumbling across a …