Electronics & Semiconductors
Transistors, small devices that can amplify or switch electrical signals, are central components of all modern computer chips and digital devices. There are two main types of transistors, known as n-type and p-type transistors.
Energy & Green Tech
Can pure water store electrical energy? A research team led by Dr. Vasily Artemov within the Cluster of Excellence "BlueMat—Water-Driven Materials" at Hamburg University of Technology has now shown that it can. By confining ...
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Engineering
Although self-driving cars and sophisticated robots use advanced cameras, computer algorithms and artificial intelligence to perceive their surroundings, these artificial eyes struggle to remain reliable in mixed lighting ...
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Hi Tech & Innovation
As artificial intelligence systems grow larger and more powerful, their energy demands are rising dramatically. But recent research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst published in Nature Communications suggests ...
Jun 8, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Seoul National University researchers have developed an ultra-low-voltage electrochemical organic light-emitting transistor that can simultaneously perform signal processing, memory and light emission within a single semiconductor ...
Jun 8, 2026
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Engineering
Kirigami is a variation on the Japanese art of origami, or paper folding, in which cuts are used to create three-dimensional structures—for example, pop-up cards created from a sheet of paper. Kirigami also has applications ...
Jun 8, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Have you ever seen birds flying across the sky in shifting, mesmerizing patterns? Or ants using their own bodies to form a living bridge that other ants can walk across?
Jun 8, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A University of Manchester student has developed a powerful new ultra-lightweight tool that can turn dark, noisy footage into clear, detailed and usable images. Multinex, a new model for low-light image enhancement (LLIE), ...
Jun 8, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
The silicon that forms the foundation of most computer chips has fundamental limits to how much power it can manage, which constrains the speed and energy-efficiency of wireless communication systems. A promising solution ...
Jun 8, 2026
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Engineering
By borrowing a trick from tiny jumping spiders, Northwestern University engineers have developed an extremely energy-efficient 3D camera. Called SpiderCam, the new device senses depth the same way that jumping spiders judge ...
Jun 7, 2026
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