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New quantum materials could take computers beyond the semiconductor era

“Researchers from Intel Corp. and UC Berkeley are looking beyond current transistor technology and preparing the way for a new type of memory and logic circuit that could someday be in every computer on the planet. In a paper appearing …

No more dirt and dust: Nanotechnology solution for photovoltaic systems

“An EU initiative has developed a robust, durable and low-cost self-cleaning coating. This new product will help improve solar energy generation efficiency. Photovoltaic (PV) systems, which harvest sustainable and clean energy from the sun, accumulate dirt or particles like dust …

NVIDIA Extends PhysX for High-Fidelity Simulations, Goes Open Source

“NVIDIA PhysX, the most popular physics simulation engine on the planet, is going open source. We’re doing this because physics simulation — long key to immersive games and entertainment — turns out to be more important than we ever thought. Physics …

Planetary Defense: The Bennu Experiment

“On Dec. 3, after traveling billions of kilometers from Earth, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reached its target, Bennu, and kicked off a nearly two-year, up-close investigation of the asteroid. It will inspect nearly every square inch of this ancient …

Qualcomm Announces New Flagship Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform - A New Decade of 5G, AI, and XR

“World’s First Commercial 5G Mobile Platform is Sampling to Customers Now, and Expected to Support Premium Multi-Gigabit Smartphones in the first half of 2019 During the second day of the annual Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary …

Qualcomm Introduces the World’s First 7 Nanometer PC Platform

“Designed from the Ground up for the Next Generation of Computing Experiences, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is the Most Extreme Snapdragon Ever, Bringing Breakthrough Innovations to PC Design During the third day of the annual Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm Technologies …

Quantum computers pose a security threat that we’re still totally unprepared for

“Some US experts think it could take at least 20 years to get quantum-proof encryption widely deployed. The world relies on encryption to protect everything from credit card transactions to databases holding health records and other sensitive information. A new …

Reflecting Antiferromagnetic Arrangements

“An x-ray imaging technique developed at Brookhaven Lab’s National Synchrotron Light Source II could help scientists understand—and ultimately control—the magnetic structure of promising materials for the development of electronic devices that exploit electron spin A team led …

Reproducing paintings that make an impression

“CSAIL’s new RePaint system aims to faithfully recreate your favorite paintings using deep learning and 3-D printing. The empty frames hanging inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum serve as a tangible reminder of the world’s biggest unsolved art …

Researchers demonstrate new building block in quantum computing

“Researchers with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a new level of control over photons encoded with quantum information. Their research was published in Optica. Joseph Lukens, Brian Williams, Nicholas Peters, and Pavel Lougovski, research …