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Man Teleports Into Miniature Vehicle in Stunning On-Stage Demo at GTC Taiwan

“NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang just used VR to shrink one of our colleagues and teleport him into a miniature car, which he then drove around a miniature city. The on-stage demonstration Wednesday was a rousing finale to Huang’s keynote …

New 3D printing technique enables faster, better, and cheaper models of patient-specific medical data for research and diagnosis

“What if you could hold a physical model of your own brain in your hands, accurate down to its every unique fold? That’s just a normal part of life for Steven Keating, Ph.D., who had a baseball-sized tumor …

Northwestern researchers predict materials to stabilize record-high capacity lithium-ion battery

“Advancement could pave the way for less expensive, longer-lasting batteries for electric vehicles A Northwestern University research team has found ways to stabilize a new battery with a record-high charge capacity. Based on a lithium-manganese-oxide cathode, the breakthrough could enable …

Novel Power Meter Opens the Door for In-Situ, Real-Time Monitoring of High-Power Lasers

“NIST researchers have developed a compact, high-accuracy, point-of-use high-power laser power meter in the form of a folding mirror called “Smart Mirror,” making in-situ, real-time measurement of laser power possible Orlando, FL – High-power lasers are now widely used in additive …

Recycled electrical products lead to hazardous chemicals appearing in everyday items

“Hazardous chemicals such as bromine, antimony and lead are finding their way into food-contact items and other everyday products because manufacturers are using recycled electrical equipment as a source of black plastic, according to a new study. The substances are …

Reimagining the Data Center Memory and Storage Hierarchy

“Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Represents a New Class of Memory and Storage Technology Architected to Extract Further Value from Data We’ve all heard about escalating mountains of data – and yes, there is a tremendous amount of data generated …

Researchers explore new applications for “Smart” Material

“Research led by scientists from the University of Luxembourg has shown the potential of liquid crystal shells as enabling material for a vast array of future applications, ranging from autonomous driving to anti-counterfeiting technology and a new class of sensors …

Samsung Enables More Appealing Gaming Experience with Introduction of 10nm-Class 32GB DDR4 SoDIMMs

“The new 32GB DDR4 SoDIMM doubles capacity and increases speed to 2,666Mbps with the reduction in power consumption of up to 39 percent Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has started mass …

Scientists unlock the secrets of Pluto’s methane dunes

“Analysis of NASA data finds the dwarf planet has a highly dynamic environment. Phil Dooley reports. There are dunes on Pluto made of methane sand, the scientists studying the data from the NASA 2015 New Horizons flypast have announced in …

The first 3D-concrete printing housing project

“In the city of Eindhoven (The Netherlands) the realization of the first of five planned 3D-printed concrete houses will start this year. The project, called Project Milestone, is a world’s first, as the houses will all be occupied. The …