Consumer & Gadgets
House key, wallet, health insurance card, hotel key card—a smart finger ring could replace all these in the future. Produced by a 3D printing process, the ring has an integrated RFID chip, tamper-proof, sealed and invisible. ...
May 3, 2021
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Engineering
A new method could greatly reduce the time and expense needed for certain important safety checks in nuclear power reactors. The approach could save money and increase total power output in the short run, and it might increase ...
Jan 10, 2023
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Engineering
NIMS and Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering have succeeded in fabricating a nickel single crystal with only a very few crystalline defects by irradiating nickel powder with a large-radius, flat-top laser beam ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Waymo, the former Google car division developing self-driving technology, said Wednesday it would sell a key innovation to companies that don't compete with its autonomous cars.
Mar 6, 2019
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Electronics & Semiconductors
If you've ever wished you had a faster phone, computer or internet connection, you've encountered the personal experience of hitting a limit of technology. But there might be help on the way.
Jun 27, 2023
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Engineering
With the rapid development of semiconductor technologies, diamond emerges as a leading contender in reshaping the modern industry with its remarkable properties. However, the machining of diamond material is very difficult.
Dec 21, 2023
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Engineering
Stretchable circuits have the advantage that they also work in textiles such as clothing. However, their production is considered to be very costly. A new, simplified process has now been presented by two computer scientists ...
Oct 17, 2019
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Engineering
SnO2 has been widely used as electron transport layers (ETLs) for efficient perovskite solar cells (PSCs) due to its high transparency, high electron mobility, and favorable band alignment. PSCs based on chemical bath deposition ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Engineering
Composite materials such as carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) are excellent for lightweight construction and are used, among other things, in automotive and aircraft construction.
Feb 29, 2024
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