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Fedora 31 is officially here!

“It’s here! We’re proud to announce the release of Fedora 31. Thanks to the hard work of thousands of Fedora community members and contributors, we’re celebrating yet another on-time release. This is getting to be a habit …

Hydrogen boride nanosheets: A promising material for hydrogen carrier

“Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, and colleagues in Japan report a promising hydrogen carrier in the form of hydrogen boride nanosheets1. This two-dimensional material, which has only recently begun to be explored, could go on to …

Living on the Edge: How a 2D Material Got Its Shape

“Ever since its discovery in 2004, graphene – an atomically thin material with amazing strength and electrical properties – has inspired scientists around the world to design new 2D materials to serve a broad range of applications, from renewable energy and catalysts …

Nuclear “magic numbers” collapse beyond the doubly magic Nickel 78

“An international collaboration led by scientists from the University of Hong Kong, RIKEN (Japan), and CEA (France) have used the RI Beam Factory (RIBF) at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-base Science to show that 34 is a “magic number …

Researchers create way to significantly extend Wi-Fi range for smart-home devices

“Protocol doesn’t require new hardware; works with existing devices A group of researchers led by a BYU computer engineering professor has created a protocol that significantly extends the distance a Wi-Fi-enabled device can send and receive signals. The engineering …

The quantum internet is within reach

“An international team headed by physicists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has, for the first time ever, experimentally implemented secure quantum communication in the microwave band in a local quantum network. The new architecture represents a crucial step …

ARPANET establishes 1st computer-to-computer link, October 29, 1969

“The first-ever computer-to-computer link was established on ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), the precursor to the Internet, on October 29, 1969. Originally funded by ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency), now DARPA, within the United States Department of Defense, ARPANET …

Flexible, transparent and cost-effective lasers

“A collaboration between IMDEA Nanociencia and Nanjing Tech University researchers produces flexible, transparent and cost-effective lasers. The interest on plastic electronics and photonics has experienced a significant increase in the last decades due to the exceptional optical, semiconducting and mechanical …

MIT engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air

“The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air. A new way of removing carbon dioxide from a stream of air could provide a significant tool in the battle against climate change …

More and more dangerous tasks to be performed by drones

“A group of DTU researchers have made great progress in enabling drones to carry out small tasks with a robotic arm. The latest results will be presented at the High Tech Summit on 30 and 31 October. Today, drones are …