Electronics & Semiconductors
Logic gates are the fundamental components of computer processors. Conventional logic gates are electronic—they work by shuffling around electrons—but scientists have been developing light-based optical logic gates to ...
Dec 9, 2022
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Engineering
Even without a brain or a nervous system, the Venus flytrap appears to make sophisticated decisions about when to snap shut on potential prey, as well as to open when it has accidentally caught something it can't eat.
Jan 15, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Researchers have found a way to use chaos to help develop digital fingerprints for electronic devices that may be unique enough to foil even the most sophisticated hackers.
Apr 7, 2021
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Robotics
A team of researchers at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, has developed a type of soft robot that can generate signals without using electricity. In their paper published in Proceedings ...
Engineering
Taking a page from the past, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and engineers are combining mechanical computing with 3-D printing as part of an effort to create "sentient" materials that can respond to changes ...
Feb 21, 2019
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Demand is increasing for computers that can quickly calculate and process large amounts of information, as artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, drones, and metaverse technologies are drawing attention as core industries ...
May 2, 2022
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Engineering
Data centers are processing data and dispensing the results at astonishing rates, and such robust systems require a significant amount of energy—so much energy, in fact, that information communication technology is projected ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Other
The past decade has seen great strides in innovative food experiences like 3D-printed food, ingestible sensors, combining robots with food service and eating with augmented reality. So far, these experiences have only involved ...
May 3, 2022
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