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Electronics & Semiconductors

Monolayer WSe₂ unlocks high-performance p-type transistors that could change how future chips balance speed and power

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.

Engineering

Artificial eyes could bring human-like sight to self-driving cars and robots

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 ...

Engineering

Inclined kirigami cuts unlock twist when stretched, opening path to soft robots

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 ...

Computer Sciences

AI worldview convergence claim weakens as high-dimensional math skews similarity scores

Two years ago, researchers at MIT proposed a provocative idea: As AI models become more powerful, they begin to see the world in the same way. But not everyone was convinced, and now EPFL scientists have shown that the picture ...

Technology news

Consumer & Gadgets

Apple tries again on AI, turns to Google for help

Apple unveiled an artificial intelligence overhaul for the iPhone on Monday, turning to Google for help two years after the company stumbled in its first attempt.

Electronics & Semiconductors

Ultrathin diamond layer boosts performance of high-power electronics

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 ...

Energy & Green Tech

Solar power leaves land behind as floating systems gain ground

The effects of global warming are becoming increasingly evident and catastrophic. To prevent irreversible consequences, international scientific consensus emphasizes the importance of mitigating climate change in ways that ...

Security

AI can seem more human than real humans in a classic Turing test

A new University of California San Diego study unveils the first empirical evidence that a modern artificial intelligence system can pass the Turing test—a major scientific benchmark that asks whether a machine can imitate ...