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Electronics & Semiconductors
Meminductor: Researchers discover new circuit element
Dr. H. Rusty Harris, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, has identified a new circuit element known as a meminductor.
Apr 1, 2023
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Plastic transistor amplifies biochemical sensing signal
The molecules in our bodies are in constant communication. Some of these molecules provide a biochemical fingerprint that could indicate how a wound is healing, whether or not a cancer treatment is working or that a virus ...
Apr 1, 2023
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Researchers develop non-intrusive sensor for pipeline monitoring
Unexpected pipeline failures can lead to leaks that pollute the environment and compromise public safety, thereby underscoring the importance of accurate, real-time pipeline monitoring. Pipelines on naval ships that are a ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Researchers achieve the first silicon integrated ECRAM for a practical AI accelerator
The transformative changes brought by deep learning and artificial intelligence are accompanied by immense costs. For example, OpenAI's ChatGPT algorithm costs at least $100,000 every day to operate. This could be reduced ...
Mar 28, 2023
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A squid-inspired artificial skin that endures harsh environments
Countless hardware and software solutions created over the past decades draw inspiration from animals and natural phenomena. This includes electronic skins (e-skins), flexible and stretchable electronic circuits designed ...
Mar 28, 2023 feature
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Volcanic spring water helps researchers make plastic electronics
When you think of how to make electronic components, water probably doesn't top your list of raw materials. Nevertheless, in a study recently published in Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology, researchers from the University ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Room-temperature superconductors could revolutionize electronics—an electrical engineer explains
Superconductors make highly efficient electronics, but the ultralow temperatures and ultrahigh pressures required to make them work are costly and difficult to implement. Room-temperature superconductors promise to change ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Scientists integrate two-dimensional materials into silicon microchips for advanced data storage and computation
Two-dimensional materials are expected to revolutionize the semiconductor industry. However, despite multiple studies that have reported prototype devices with promising properties for sensing and driving electrical current, ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers
Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, his knee-high brown rubber boots speckled with some of the richest soil on earth, and gazed with concern toward fields in the distance. Just over the horizon loomed ...
Mar 26, 2023
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Intel co-founder, philanthropist Gordon Moore dies at 94
Gordon Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity of computer chips, has died. He was 94.
Mar 25, 2023
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AI 'brain' created from core materials for OLED TVs
ChatGPT's impact extends beyond the education sector and is causing significant changes in other areas. The AI language model is recognized for its ability to perform various tasks, including paper writing, translation, coding, ...
Mar 24, 2023
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Team devises crystal-clear solution to quantum computing puzzle
University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed a new approach that addresses challenges in the field of quantum computing and has the potential to revolutionize computing, communications and electronic security.
Mar 23, 2023
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A gate driver for circuit bipolar transistor electronic switches
Many homes have electronic timers for automatically turning lights on or off automatically the same time each day. However, the precise control of larger electrical devices requires more sophisticated electronics. Scientists ...
Mar 23, 2023
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New microchip links two Nobel Prize-winning techniques
Physicists at Delft University of Technology have built a new technology on a microchip by combining two Nobel Prize-winning techniques for the first time. This microchip could measure distances in materials at high precision—for ...
Mar 22, 2023
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