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Chemical Scissors Snip 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides into Nanoribbon​

“New ‘nanoribbon’ catalyst should slash cost of hydrogen production for clean fuels Researchers have identified a potential catalyst alternative – and an innovative way to produce them using chemical ‘scissors’ – that could make hydrogen production more economical. The research team led …

Designing new mirror materials for better gravitational-wave detection

“Nicholas Demos, a first-generation college graduate and MathWorks Fellow in MIT’s Kavli Institute, is improving our ability to listen to the cosmos. Nicholas Demos, a physics graduate student, didn’t travel a conventional path to MIT. A first-generation college …

Exploring the source of stars and planets in a laboratory

“A new method for verifying a widely held but unproven theoretical explanation of the formation of stars and planets has been proposed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). The method …

Fedora 33 is officially here!

“Today, I’m excited to share the results of the hard work of thousands of contributors to the Fedora Project: our latest release, Fedora 33, is here! This is a big release with a lot of change, but I believe …

Graphene-based memory resistors show promise for brain-based computing

“As progress in traditional computing slows, new forms of computing are coming to the forefront. At Penn State, a team of engineers is attempting to pioneer a type of computing that mimics the efficiency of the brain’s neural networks …

Impact Craters Reveal Details of Titan’s Dynamic Surface Weathering

“New research on nine craters of Saturn’s largest moon provides more details about how weathering affects the evolution of the surface - and what lies beneath. Scientists have used data from NASA’s Cassini mission to delve into the impact …

Industry’s First Highly Integrated Radiation-Hardened Motor Controller Consolidates Essential Functions for the Motor Control and Position Sensing Circuitry of Satellite Elements into a Single Chip

“Microchip’s LX7720 device increases reliability while reducing weight and board area. The need to reduce size, weight and power (SWaP) on satellites and other space systems continues to challenge the aerospace market. Combining more than 20 commonly used functions …

Intel Powers First Satellite with AI on Board

“As ubiquitous as artificial intelligence has become in modern life — from boosting our understanding of the cosmos to surfacing entertaining videos on your phone — AI hasn’t yet found its way into orbit. That is until Sept. 2, when an …

Intel’s 11th Gen Processor (Rocket Lake-S) Architecture Detailed

“Earlier this year, Intel made desktop PCs even better with 10th Gen Intel® Core™ S-series processors, headlined by the Intel Core i9-10900K. In the first quarter of 2021, the 11th Gen Intel Core S-series desktop processors (code-named “Rocket Lake-S”) will …

Leveraging a 3D printer “defect” to create a new quasi-textile

“Sometimes 3D printers mess up. They extrude too much material, or too little, or deposit material in the wrong spot. But what if this bug could be turned into a (fashionable) feature? Introducing DefeXtiles, a tulle-like textile that MIT Media …