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Shape-shifting materials with infinite possibilities

“Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a shape-shifting material that can take and hold any possible shape, paving the way for a new type of multifunctional material that could be …

STMicroelectronics’ Automotive-Qualified Navigation Module with Dead Reckoning Simplifies Design and Boosts Performance

“To support the positioning market with state-of-the-art GNSS chipset and modules, STMicroelectronics has introduced the Teseo-VIC3DA, the latest member of the Teseo module family. Teseo-VIC3DA combines ST’s high-performing Automotive Teseo III GNSS1 IC with the automotive 6-axis …

Stretchy, bendy, flexible LEDs

“They’re also cheaper, faster and fabricated with an inkjet printer Sure, you could attach two screens with a hinge and call a cell phone “foldable,” but what if you could roll it up and put it in your wallet …

Superconductivity: New tricks for finding better materials

“Even after more than 30 years of research, high-temperature superconductivity is still one of the great unsolved mysteries of materials physics. The exact mechanism that causes certain materials to still conduct electric current without any resistance even at relatively high …

TSMC intros N4P process

“TSMC has introduced its N4P process, a performance-focused enhancement of the foundry’s 5nm technology platform. As the third major enhancement of TSMC’s 5nm family, N4P will deliver an 11% performance boost over the original N5 technology and a …

UQ research unlocks the technology to produce unbreakable screens

“Cracked phone screens could become a thing of the past thanks to breakthrough research conducted at The University of Queensland. The global team of researchers, led by UQ’s Dr Jingwei Hou, Professor Lianzhou Wang and Professor Vicki Chen, have …

3D imaging study reveals how atoms are packed in amorphous materials

“UCLA-led research could revise a 70-year-old model of how the fundamental building blocks of substances are assembled Experimental 3D atomic image of a tiny, noncrystalline palladium particle (left), in which the 10-sided pentagonal bipyramid (right) is the most prevalent …

47 Lunar Fragments Help Fill Gap of Two Billion Years in Lunar History

“China’s Chang’E-5 lunar sampling mission returned the first lunar samples since the Apollo and Luna missions, the last of which was in 1976. The 3.8 pounds of soil and rocks are the first fresh samples in 45 …

Accelerating the discovery of new materials for 3D printing

“A new machine-learning system costs less, generates less waste, and can be more innovative than manual discovery methods. The growing popularity of 3D printing for manufacturing all sorts of items, from customized medical devices to affordable homes, has created more …

Alibaba Cloud Unveils New Server Chips to Optimize Cloud Computing Services

“Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today unveiled a new in-house processor design for use in its data centers. The server chips, named Yitian 710, are custom-built by Alibaba Group’s chip development business, T-Head …