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Intel Adds to Portfolio of FPGA Programmable Acceleration Cards to Speed Up Data Center Computing

“Intel today extended its field programmable gate array (FPGA) acceleration platform portfolio with the addition of the new Intel® Programmable Acceleration Card (PAC) with Intel® Stratix® 10 SX FPGA, Intel’s most powerful FPGA. This high-bandwidth card leverages the Acceleration …

Liquid metal discovery to make toxic water safe and drinkable

“An innovation in liquid metal chemistry could help one tenth of the planet’s population get access to clean drinking water at very low cost following breakthrough research from UNSW Sydney and RMIT. UNSW and RMIT researchers have discovered a …

MHI Vestas claims industry first as it unveils huge wind turbine

“The V164-10.0 MW has a rotor diameter of 164 meters and 80 meter blades, which weigh 35 tons each. MHI Vestas is a joint venture between Vestas Wind Systems and Mitsubishi Heavy Industry. MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has launched …

Net successfully snares space debris

“The RemoveDEBRIS satellite has successfully used its on-board net technology in orbit – the first demonstration in human history of active debris removal (ADR) technology. The spacecraft began the experimental phase of its mission on Sunday 16 September, when it used …

New battery gobbles up carbon dioxide

“Lithium-based battery could make use of greenhouse gas before it ever gets into the atmosphere. A new type of battery developed by researchers at MIT could be made partly from carbon dioxide captured from power plants. Rather than attempting to …

New Digital Signal Controller (DSC) Accelerates DSP Performance for Time-Critical Control Applications

“System designers looking for digital signal processing power with the design simplicity of a microcontroller (MCU) can now utilize a new family of 16-bit Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) from Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP). Designed to deliver faster deterministic performance …

New generation: Unique technology could turbocharge electrical efficiency

“An internal combustion engine similar to the one in your car could play a key role in making electrical generation far more efficient. A University of Wisconsin–Madison team led by mechanical engineering Professor Sage Kokjohn is developing new technology …

Perovskite/CIGS tandem cell with Record Efficiency of 24.6 percent Paves the Way for Flexible Solar Cells and High-Efficiency Building-Integrated PV

“Today at the EU PVSEC conference, imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technologies, presents a thin-film tandem solar cell consisting of a top perovskite cell developed by imec within the partnerships of EnergyVille and …

Plug-and-play technology automates chemical synthesis

“System makes it easier to produce new molecules for myriad applications. Designing a new chemical synthesis can be a laborious process with a fair amount of drudgery involved — mixing chemicals, measuring temperatures, analyzing the results, then starting over again if …

Quantum Momentum

“UD team gets $1 million from NSF to help research quantum technology A technology revolution is coming, and the University of Delaware is on the leading edge as the recipient of a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation …