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Quantum measurement could improve gravitational wave detection sensitivity

“Research could enable a new suite of experiments to measure quantum activity at room temperature. Minutes before dawn on Sept. 14, 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) became the first-ever instrument on Earth to directly detect a gravitational wave …

Researchers Take A Step Towards Light-based, Brain-like Computing Chip

“New light-based hardware which can store and process information in a similar way to the human brain / Study published in “Nature” journal. A technology that functions like a brain? In these times of artificial intelligence, this no longer seems so …

Stanford researchers’ artificial synapse is fast, efficient and durable

“A battery-like device could act as an artificial synapse within computing systems intended to imitate the brain’s efficiency and ability to learn. The brain’s capacity for simultaneously learning and memorizing large amounts of information while requiring little energy …

STMicroelectronics’ 650V High-Frequency IGBTs Boost Performance with Latest High-Speed Technology

“The STMicroelectronics HB2 650V IGBT series delivers efficiency and performance gains for medium- and high-speed applications such as PFC converters, welders, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and solar inverters, leveraging ST’s latest Trench Field Stop (TFS) technology. The series also …

Unhackable: New chip stops attacks before they start

“A new computer processor architecture developed at the University of Michigan could usher in a future where computers proactively defend against threats, rendering the current electronic security model of bugs and patches obsolete. Called MORPHEUS, the chip blocks potential attacks …

12,000 holes per second with 1 µm diameter

“A new generation of ultrafast process technology is on the market. Higher average laser power and greater pulse energy promise higher throughput and efficiency. When processing microfilters, for example, this makes it possible to drill hole sizes down to below …

20 Years Ago, Microsoft Changed How We Mouse Forever

“Twenty years ago, in April 1999, Microsoft introduced an update to its IntelliMouse line of input devices. On top it didn’t look much different than its predecessors—it still had a few buttons and a scroll wheel—but underneath …

Announcing the release of Fedora 30

“It seems like it was just six months ago that we announced Fedora 29, and here we are again. Today, we announce our next operating system release. Even though it went so quickly, a lot has happened in the last …

Black Hole’s Tug on Space Pulls Fast-Moving Jets in Rapid Wobble

“Jets of fast-moving material shot from the area surrounding a black hole are wobbling so fast that their change in direction can be seen in periods as short as minutes, and astronomers say it’s happening because the rotating black …

Bridge Over Coupled Waters: Scientists 3D-Print All-Liquid ‘Lab on a Chip’

“Berkeley Lab researchers set the stage for new class of 3D-printed, all-liquid devices; could automate chemical synthesis for batteries and drug formulations Researchers at DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have 3D-printed an all-liquid device that, with the …