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Samsung Electronics Begins Mass Production at New EUV Manufacturing Line

“Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that its new cutting-edge semiconductor fabrication line in Hwaseong, Korea, has begun mass production. The facility, V1, is Samsung’s first semiconductor production line dedicated to the extreme ultraviolet …

Simple, solar-powered water desalination

“System achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater. A completely passive solar-powered desalination system developed by researchers at MIT and in China could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking …

Smallest all-digital circuit opens doors to 5 nm next-gen semiconductor

“Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Socionext Inc. have designed the world’s smallest all-digital phase-locked loop (PLL). PLLs are critical clocking circuits in virtually all digital applications, and reducing their size and improving their performance is …

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites for new megaconstellation, misses rocket landing

“SpaceX successfully launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit Monday (Feb. 17), but missed a milestone rocket landing on what was the company’s fourth flight of the year. Smoked billowed and flames erupted as the sooty Falcon …

Static Electricity as Strong as Lightening Can Be Saved in a Battery

“Static electricity shock which occurs more often in winter is unpleasant. When two different objects are in repeated contact, it causes friction which then creates static electricity. This can be found easily in our everyday actions and it is very …

STMicroelectronics and TSMC Collaborate to Accelerate Market Adoption of Gallium Nitride-Based Products

“STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and TSMC (TWSE:2330, NYSE: TSM), the world’s largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, are collaborating to accelerate the development of Gallium Nitride (GaN) process technology …

Toshiba Adds New Low Power Consumption Brushed DC Motor Driver IC

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has added “TB67H451FNG” to its lineup of low power consumption brushed DC motor driver ICs in the popular pin-assignment HSOP8 package. The new IC features automatic return after over current detection. Mass production shipments …

UConn Biomedical Engineer Creates “Smart” Bandages to Heal Chronic Wounds

“Chronic and non-healing wounds—one of the most devastating complications of diabetes and the leading cause of limb amputation—affects millions of Americans each year. Due to the complex nature of these wounds, proper clinical treatment has been limited. For …

Virgin Galactic Welcomes SpaceShipTwo Unity to Spaceport America, New Mexico

“Virgin Galactic has successfully completed another vital step on its path to commercial service, relocating SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, to its commercial headquarters at Spaceport America’s Gateway to Space building. VSS Unity, attached to the carrier aircraft, VMS Eve, made …

What’s up with that rock? China’s moon rover finds something strange on the far side

“China’s Yutu-2 lunar rover has discovered what appear to be relatively young rocks during its recent exploration activities on the lunar far side. The Chang’e-4 mission’s rover imaged the scattered, apparently lighter-colored rocks during lunar day 13 …