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Shrinking Qubits for Quantum Computing with Atom-Thin Materials

“Using 2D materials, researchers have built superconducting qubits that are a fraction of the size of previous qubits, paving the way for smaller quantum computers. For quantum computers to surpass their classical counterparts in speed and capacity, their qubits—which …

STMicroelectronics Drives the Future of EVs and Industrial Applications with New Silicon-Carbide Devices

“STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is introducing its third generation of STPOWER silicon-carbide (SiC) MOSFETs1, advancing the state-of-the-art in power devices for electric-vehicle (EV) powertrains and other applications where power …

Teaching an old chemical new tricks

“They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but can you do new tricks with old chemical catalysts? Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor John E. Moses and his team have paired a catalyst called “Barton’s base …

Technique enables real-time rendering of scenes in 3D

“The new machine-learning system can generate a 3D scene from an image about 15,000 times faster than other methods. Humans are pretty good at looking at a single two-dimensional image and understanding the full three-dimensional scene that it captures …

These Tiny Liquid Robots Never Run Out of Juice as Long as They Have Food

“When you think of a robot, images of R2-D2 or C-3PO might come to mind. But robots can serve up more than just entertainment on the big screen. In a lab, for example, robotic systems can improve safety and …

Tiny machine learning design alleviates a bottleneck in memory usage on internet-of-things devices

“Machine learning provides powerful tools to researchers to identify and predict patterns and behaviors, as well as learn, optimize, and perform tasks. This ranges from applications like vision systems on autonomous vehicles or social robots to smart thermostats to wearable …

TI’s new precision wideband ADC pushes data-acquisition performance higher while cutting size and power consumption in half

“Texas Instruments (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today introduced the smallest 24-bit wideband analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that delivers industry-leading signal-measurement precision at wider bandwidths than competing ADCs. The ADS127L11, the newest product in TI’s portfolio of precision wideband ADCs, achieves ultra-precise …

Toshiba Unveils New 18TB MN09 Series NAS Hard Disk Drives

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) announces the MN09, a massive capacity 18TB [1] addition to its NAS HDD line-up. High growth in data creation is driving demand for higher storage capacities, and work-from-home customers need fast access to data …

Towards the achievement of megatesla magnetic fields in the laboratory

“High-precision 3D supercomputer simulations reveal the 3D structure of theoretically predicted micron-scale megatesla magnetic fields, optimizing engineering design of laser conditions and micron-size target structures for future laser experiments Recently, a research team at Osaka University has successfully demonstrated the …

Transforming Materials with Light

“Imagine windows that can easily transform into mirrors, or super high-speed computers that run not on electrons but light. These are just some of the potential applications that could emerge from optical engineering, the practice of using lasers to rapidly …