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Electronics & Semiconductors
Heterogeneous epitaxy of semiconductors targeting the post-Moore era
A research team led by Prof. Liu Zhiqiang from the Institute of Semiconductors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with the team led by Prof. Gao Peng from Peking University and the team led by Prof. Liu Zhongfan ...
Aug 02, 2021
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Explainer: The tech behind Tokyo Olympics' fast track
The Jamaican sprinter and her Olympic-record time captured everyone's attention. What's under foot, though, might have been a factor when Elaine Thompson-Herah broke a 33-year-old Olympic record in the women's 100 meters.
Aug 01, 2021
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Engineering
Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination
The touchscreen technology used in billions of smartphones and tablets could also be used as a powerful sensor, without the need for any modifications.
Jul 22, 2021
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Wearable brain-machine interface turns intentions into actions
A new wearable brain-machine interface (BMI) system could improve the quality of life for people with motor dysfunction or paralysis, even those struggling with locked-in syndrome—when a person is fully conscious but unable ...
Jul 21, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Green hydrogen production from curtailed wind and solar power
Designing future low-carbon energy systems to use power generated in excess of the grid's demands to produce hydrogen fuel could substantially lower electricity costs, according to new work published by Advances in Applied ...
Jul 21, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Organic electronics may soon enter the GHz-regime
Physicists of the Technische Universität Dresden introduce the first implementation of a complementary vertical organic transistor technology, which is able to operate at low voltage, with adjustable inverter properties, ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Chemists develop novel electrolyser for hydrogen production
In a recent Nature Communications paper, a group of researchers led by Dr. Ning Yan of the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam showcases a practical membrane-free approach to water ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Engineering
Device taps brain waves to help paralyzed man communicate
In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak—and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen.
Jul 15, 2021
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Engineering
World's first 3D-printed steel footbridge unveiled by robot
The bridge, which is over four years in the making and is led by Dutch company MX3D, will be a "living laboratory" in Amsterdam's city center. Using its vast network of installed sensors, Imperial College London researchers ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Engineering
A big step forward for ship remote inspection technologies
Different types of RITs were recently tested on a double-skin supramax bulk cargo carrier owned by Greek shipper Oceanbulk Maritime. The testing was carried out by Belgian certification company Bureau Veritas that established ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Study puts charge into drive for sustainable lithium production
An important new study by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has yielded critical fresh insights into the lithium production process and how it relates to long-term environmental ...
Jul 14, 2021
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Other
Facial recognition tech fights coronavirus in Chinese city
Facial recognition tech linked to personal health codes has been rolled out in a Chinese city bordering Myanmar as authorities seek to squash a coronavirus outbreak.
Jul 13, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
China's Tencent turns to facial recognition to snag late-night child gamers
Chinese tech giant Tencent has rolled out a facial recognition "midnight patrol" function to root out children masquerading as adults to get around a government curfew on underage gamers.
Jul 08, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Collective battery storage beneficial for decarbonized world
Batteries are potentially a game-changing technology as we decarbonize our economy, and their benefits are even greater when shared across communities, a University of Otago-led study has found.
Jul 05, 2021
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