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MPLAB Harmony Version 3.0 Unifies Software Development Framework for PIC and SAM Microcontrollers

“Enhanced tool chain accelerates development with modular software downloads and simplified drivers From basic device configuration to Real Time Operating System (RTOS)-based designs, 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) applications vary vastly in complexity and development models. To help developers simplify and …

Nanocrystal ‘Factory’ Could Revolutionize Quantum Dot Manufacturing

“North Carolina State University researchers have developed a microfluidic system for synthesizing perovskite quantum dots across the entire spectrum of visible light. The system drastically reduces manufacturing costs, can be tuned on demand to any color and allows for real-time …

NASA Mission Reveals Asteroid Has Big Surprises

“A NASA spacecraft that will return a sample of a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu to Earth in 2023 made the first-ever close-up observations of particle plumes erupting from an asteroid’s surface. Bennu also revealed itself to be more rugged …

New Study Examines How Tiny Gas Pockets Affect 3D Printing

“Additive manufacturing’s promise to revolutionize industry is constrained by a widespread problem: tiny gas pockets in the final product, which can lead to cracks and other failures. New research published in Science, led by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University …

“Particle robot” works as a cluster of simple units

“Loosely connected disc-shaped “particles” can push and pull one another, moving en masse to transport objects. Taking a cue from biological cells, researchers from MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have developed computationally simple robots that connect in large groups to …

Precision Control of Complex Electrochemical Interfaces for Separations

“Researchers working within PNNL’s Separations Science program succeeded in coupling a highly controlled way of modifying surfaces, called ion soft landing, with a PNNL-designed and built electrochemical cell to achieve precise control over the chemical composition of complex …

Putting photons in jail ut researchers lock up light inside a crystal

“A miniature prison for photons, that is the nanocavity discovered by scientists of the University of Twente. It is an extremely small cavity surrounded by an optical crystal – a structure of pores etched in two perpendicular directions. Confining photons in …

Quantum researchers show vast new potential for radar technology

“Researchers at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) performed the first demonstration of quantum-enhanced noise radar, opening the door to promising advancements in radar technology. The researchers showed how the quantum process can outperform a classical version of the radar …

Revving Robotics: NVIDIA Isaac SDK Brings Modern AI to Autonomous Machines

“obotics developers are off to the races creating autonomous machines of the future. We’re fueling their efforts with the NVIDIA Isaac SDK, which will be publicly available soon as a free robotics developer toolbox for accelerating innovation and deployment …

Robot precisely moves objects it’s never seen before

“Imagine that you’re in your kitchen, and you’re trying to explain to a friend where to return a coffee cup. If you tell them to “hang the mug on the hook by its handle,” they have to make …