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Researchers flip how electrical signals move liquid droplets

“The advance – using an electrical push rather than a pull – could lead to more reliable medical diagnostic tools Matthew Chin | August 26, 2019 When medical laboratories analyze blood samples for signs of disease, they sometimes use instruments that rely on …

Researchers recreate living 3D displays

“It is safe to say that 3D displays do not necessarily occur in nature – unless one considers the cephalopod, which includes the squid and octopus, as a living 3D display which can morph its structure and create complex shapes and …

Researchers Report a New Way to Produce Curvy Electronics

“New Method Fills a Need in Emerging Applications for Electronic Devices Contact lenses that can monitor your health as well as correct your eyesight aren’t science fiction, but an efficient manufacturing method – finding a way to produce the curved …

Samsung Introduces Industry’s First 0.7μm-pixel Mobile Image Sensor

“Samsung ISOCELL Slim GH1 offers 43.7 megapixels in an extremely compact package, ideal for slim full-display smartphones Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today introduced the industry’s first 0.7-micrometer (μm)-pixel image sensor, the …

Team’s New Tool Advances the Art of Busting Hidden Software Bugs

“Computer Scientists Create Framework That Tracks Down Hard-to-Find Variability Bugs One of the biggest challenges to fixing software bugs can be finding them. With support from the National Science Foundation, computer scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas are …

Two more satellites launched into China’s Beidou navigation fleet

“China added two more satellites to the country’s Beidou navigation fleet — an analog to the U.S. military’s GPS network — with a successful Long March 3B rocket launch Sunday. The Long March 3B launcher lifted off from the …

Using Light to Speed Up Computation

“A group of researchers in Japan has developed a new type of processor known as PAXEL, a device that can potentially bypass Moore’s Law and increase the speed and efficiency of computing. PAXEL, which stands for photonic accelerator, is …

‘Valley states’ in this super-thin material could potentially be used for quantum computing

“Physicists manipulate energy valleys in tungsten disulfide, with potential applications in quantum computing New research on two-dimensional tungsten disulfide (WS2) could open the door to advances in quantum computing. In a paper published Sept. 13 in Nature Communications, scientists report …

What’s in a Name? D-Wave Unveils Next-Generation System Name, Announces First Next-Generation System Customer & Demonstrates Lower-Noise Performance

“D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, today announced that its next-generation quantum system will be named Advantage™. Advantage will be available in the Leap™ quantum cloud service in mid-2020. Designed to speed the development …

3Q: Scientists shave estimate of neutrino’s mass in half

“Joseph Formaggio explains the discovery that the ghostly particle must be no more than 1 electronvolt, half as massive as previously thought. An international team of scientists, including researchers at MIT, has come closer to pinning down the mass of …