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Tiny device mimics human vision and memory abilities

“Researchers have created a small device that ‘sees’ and creates memories in a similar way to humans, in a promising step towards one day having applications that can make rapid, complex decisions such as in self-driving cars. The neuromorphic invention …

Toshiba Launches Motor Driver ICs with Small Package and Reduced External Parts that Save Space on Circuit Boards

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched motor driver ICs for consumer and industrial equipment that need fewer external parts and that are housed in a small, highly versatile, space saving package. The launch expands Toshiba lineup with four …

Ultrafast and tunable Terahertz-to-visible light conversion for future telecommunications

“A study carried out by a research team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), University of Exeter Centre for Graphene Science, and TU Eindhoven demonstrates that graphene-based materials can be used to efficiently …

Ultrashort light pulses shaped like a spring toy bring a new twist in photonics

“We’ve all played at least once with a spring toy, but did you know that light can be shaped like a spring too? An international team of researchers, led by Marco Piccardo, a former researcher at the Italian Institute …

When all details matter - Heat Transport in Energy Materials

“Researchers at the NOMAD Laboratory at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society have shed light of the microscopic mechanisms that determine thermal conduction in heat insulators. Through their computational research they have demonstrated that even short lived …

3D scans shed new light on mysterious Roman burial practice

“Archaeologists in York have used 3D scans to study the Roman burial practice of pouring liquid gypsum over the bodies of adults and children laid to rest in coffins - the first time this cutting-edge technology has been applied to Roman …

5G Radios Shrink With NXP’s New Top-Side Cooling For RF Power

“NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) announced today a family of top-side cooled RF amplifier modules, based on a packaging innovation designed to enable thinner and lighter radios for 5G infrastructure. These smaller base stations can be more easily and cost-effectively installed …

Ba2LuAlO5: A New Proton Conductor for Next-Generation Fuel Cells

“The discovery of Ba2LuAlO5 as a promising proton conductor paints a bright future for protonic ceramic fuel cells, report scientists from Tokyo Tech. Experiments show that this novel material has a remarkably high proton conductivity even without any additional chemical …

Brightest Cosmic Explosion Ever Detected Had Other Unique Features

“Observations by NASA’s NuSTAR X-ray telescope give astronomers new clues about the brightest and most energetic gamma-ray burst ever detected. When scientists detected the gamma-ray burst known as GRB 221009A on Oct. 9, 2022, they dubbed it the brightest …

Commenced Commercialization of a Biosensor That Uses a Solid-Electrolyte Thin-Film Transistor - Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Nucleic Acids and Pathogens in a Short Time

“Mitsubishi Materials Corporation together with Professor Yuzuru Takamura and Assistant Professor Daisuke Hirose of the Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biomedical Engineering Research Area at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture) have developed a biosensor that uses …