Ditching concrete for earth to build a cleaner future
It was used to build the Great Wall of China and Spain's mediaeval Alhambra Palace—and now earth is back in vogue as a building material.
Jan 4, 2023
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Security
NIST retires SHA-1 cryptographic algorithm due to vulnerabilities
The SHA-1 algorithm, one of the first widely used methods of protecting electronic information, has reached the end of its useful life, according to security experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Programmable home insulation that could replace air conditioning systems
Energy is scarce—and like all scarce things, it comes at a price. That is why Germany needs to greatly reduce its energy consumption. There is significant potential for this in the area of heating and cooling energy which ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Business
Cryptoassets: New algorithm shows that nested financial services could cause domino effects
It has been an extremely turbulent year for the crypto world. In particular, the collapses of the stablecoin Terra at the beginning of the year and the one of the crypto exchange FTX two weeks ago left many investors stunned. ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Engineering
New acoustic resonators based on commercial field effect transistors
A key objective of electronics engineering studies focusing on radio communication is the development of increasingly smaller, lighter, and low-power radio components. This could be achieved by integrating all radio components ...
Nov 10, 2022 feature
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Floppy or not: AI predicts properties of complex metamaterials
Given a 3D piece of origami, can you flatten it without damaging it? Just by looking at the design, the answer is hard to predict, because each and every fold in the design has to be compatible with flattening.
Nov 4, 2022
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Magnetic field helps thick battery electrodes tackle electric vehicle challenges
As electric vehicles grow in popularity, the spotlight shines more brightly on some of their remaining major issues. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are tackling two of the bigger challenges facing electric ...
Sep 26, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Senate passes bill to boost computer chip production in US
A bill designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States passed the Senate on Wednesday as lawmakers raced to finish work on a key priority of the Biden administration.
Jul 27, 2022
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Biden presses computer chips case in advance of Senate vote
Calling semiconductors "the building blocks for the modern economy," President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to move quickly and send him a bipartisan bill designed to boost the computer chips industry and high-tech ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Learning motifs and their hierarchies in atomic-resolution microscopy
National University of Singapore researchers have developed a machine-learning scheme that rapidly identifies previously unseen novel structures in disordered materials without human supervision. Their study was published ...
Jun 22, 2022
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