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SDC18: Linux on DeX Will Make It Easier for Developers to Code on the Go

“Samsung DeX offers the best of both worlds when it comes to mobile productivity by enabling Samsung’s latest flagship Galaxy mobile devices to power a PC-like experience that’s ideal for getting work done on the go, or …

SK Hynix Inc. Announces 1Ynm 16Gb DDR5 DRAM

“SK Hynix Inc. (or ‘the Company’, www.skhynix.com) announced that it has developed 16Gb (Gigabits) DDR5 (Double Data Rate 5) DRAM, the industry’s first DDR5 to meet the JEDEC standards. The same 1Ynm process technology used for the …

Skin-like sensor maps blood-oxygen levels anywhere in the body

“Injuries can’t heal without a constant influx of blood’s key ingredient — oxygen. A new flexible sensor developed by engineers at UC Berkeley can map blood-oxygen levels over large areas of skin, tissue and organs, potentially giving doctors a …

Stanford researchers develop a rooftop device that can make solar power and cool buildings

“A new rooftop device under development will be able to produce electricity from sunlight while also beaming heat directly into space to cool buildings. Stanford electrical engineer Shanhui Fan wants to revolutionize energy-producing rooftop arrays. Today, such arrays do one …

Stretchy solar cells a step closer

“Rice University engineers give organic photovoltaics new properties Organic solar cells that can be painted or printed on surfaces are increasingly efficient, and now show promise for incorporation into applications like clothing that also require them to be flexible. The …

Study opens route to ultra-low-power microchips

“Innovative approach to controlling magnetism could lead to next-generation memory and logic devices. A new approach to controlling magnetism in a microchip could open the doors to memory, computing, and sensing devices that consume drastically less power than existing versions …

The Most Luminous Galaxy Is Eating Its Neighbors

“The most luminous galaxy ever discovered is cannibalizing not one, not two, but at least three of its smaller neighbors, according to a new study published today (Nov. 15) in the journal Science and coauthored by scientists from NASA’s …

The next version of HTTP won’t be using TCP

“HTTP is switching to a protocol layered on top of UDP. The next version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)—the network protocol that defines how browsers talk to Web servers—is going to make a major break from the …

UMass Amherst Materials Scientists Create Fabric Alternative to Batteries for Wearable Devices

“A major factor holding back development of wearable biosensors for health monitoring is the lack of a lightweight, long-lasting power supply. Now scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst led by materials chemist Trisha L. Andrew report that they have …

UTA researchers find cheaper, less energy-intensive way to purify ethylene, the raw material for widely used plastics, industrial compounds

“Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have filed a provisional patent application on a new copper compound that can be used to purify ethylene for use as a raw material in the production of plastics such as polyethylene …