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Boosting computing power for the future of particle physics

“Prototype machine-learning technology co-developed by MIT scientists speeds processing by up to 175 times over traditional methods. A new machine learning technology tested by an international team of scientists including MIT Assistant Professor Philip Harris and postdoc Dylan Rankin, both …

Electronic merge: Expanded ion beams light new way for next-generation electronic devices, energy storage, smart homes

“A new type of lens is lighting the way for expanded uses of large ions and building blocks for new materials. The lens may also address one of the fundamental bottlenecks for generating bright ion beams. A Purdue University analytical …

Greener, faster and cheaper way to make patterned metals for solar cells and electronics

“· Patterning metals for electronics and solar cells can be slow, expensive and involve toxic chemicals · Scientists from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Warwick have developed a way to make patterned films of silver and copper (the two …

How do atoms vibrate in graphene nanostructures?

“Innovative new electron spectroscopy technique pushes the limits of Nanospectroscopy for materials design In order to understand advanced materials like graphene nanostructures and optimize them for devices in nano-, opto- and quantum-technology it is crucial to understand how phonons – the …

India’s Chandrayaan-2 Spacecraft Snaps Its First Picture of the Moon

“India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission is in orbit around the moon, and its view is spectacular. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on Aug. 19 (Aug. 20 local time at mission control in India), about a month after its launch, on July …

Intel Expands 10th Gen Intel Core Mobile Processor Family, Offering Double Digit Performance Gains

“Today, Intel introduced eight additional 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processors for modern laptop computing. The new mobile PC processors (formerly code-named “Comet Lake”) are tailor-made to deliver increased productivity and performance scaling for demanding, multithreaded workloads while still enabling thin-and-light …

Lasers Enable Engineers to Weld Ceramics, No Furnace Required

“Smartphones that don’t scratch or shatter. Metal-free pacemakers. Electronics for space and other harsh environments. These could all be made possible thanks to a new ceramic welding technology developed by a team of engineers led by the University of …

Newfound Superconductor Material Could Be the ‘Silicon of Quantum Computers’

“Possible “topological superconductor” could overcome industry’s problem of quantum decoherence. A potentially useful material for building quantum computers has been unearthed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), whose scientists have found a superconductor that could sidestep …

Physicists use light flashes to discover, control new quantum states of matter

“Jigang Wang can break his research goals into just a few words: “To discover and control quantum states of matter.” But, it takes paragraphs, analogies, illustrations, internet searches and a willingness to decipher talk about “non-equilibrium quantum phase discovery via …

Researchers Develop Materials That Can Revolutionize How Light is Harnessed for Solar Energy

“New Design Rule for Generating Excitons Will Help Advance Next-Generation Devices Researchers at Columbia University have developed a way to harness more power from singlet fission to increase the efficiency of solar cells, providing a tool to help push forward …