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Pulsed 3D printing grows creep-resistant single crystals more than a meter long for high-temperature applications

Researchers from China have developed a new 3D-printing process capable of building titanium-alloy rods more than a meter (3.3 feet) tall composed entirely of a single crystal. The new method, described in the team's recently ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Tunable gate electrodes could help semiconductors operate at lower voltages

Smartphones and computers process information by switching the current that flows inside semiconductors on and off. The gate electrode delivers the signal that controls this switching. Until now, gate electrodes have typically ...

Engineering

Faster, more accurate airborne radiation detection demonstrated in six-second helicopter flyovers

A new radiation detection method correctly identified single and mixed radioactive sources during six-second helicopter flyovers, according to a University of Michigan Engineering and Paul Scherrer Institute study.

Consumer & Gadgets

New AI-powered mosquito trap could help curb dengue outbreaks

As Florida continues to face one of its worst dengue outbreaks in nearly a century, a mosquito trap created by USF startup Digitomy is helping curb the spread of the virus and other mosquito-borne diseases. The smart trap ...

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Engineers develop stealthy, low-cost tech to detect drones

Florida International University researchers have developed a new way to detect incoming drones using the unique magnetic signatures generated by their motors—offering a detection method that is stealthier, safer and cheaper ...