Hardware
Research led by Monash University, RMIT and the University of Adelaide has developed an accurate method of controlling optical circuits on fingernail-sized photonic integrated circuits.
Dec 13, 2022
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Engineering
Patterning of materials is considered an essential prerequisite for the fabrication of high-resolution and high-performance devices. Various methods have been developed, yet conventional manufacturing processes often require ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Computer Sciences
We've all had some kind of interaction with a chatbot. It's usually a little pop-up in the corner of a website, offering customer support—often clunky to navigate—and almost always frustratingly non-specific.
Dec 6, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
NIST scientist Gary Zabow had never intended to use candy in his lab. It was only as a last resort that he had even tried burying microscopic magnetic dots in hardened chunks of sugar—hard candy, basically—and sending ...
Nov 24, 2022
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Computer Sciences
For decades, linguists have racked their brains over the question of precisely how the syntax of various languages is different. Ph.D. candidate Martin Kroon has developed a computer system that brings us closer to finding ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The rapid spread of the coronavirus has caused deep-reaching and unprecedented changes in every aspect of society, the energy sector being no exception. Travel reductions, changing work arrangements, and altered consumption ...
Oct 17, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Everyone knows that the Computer—an artificial intelligence (AI)-like entity—on a Star Trek spaceship does everything from brewing tea to compiling complex analyses of flux data. But how are they used at real research ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Amazon is using tech to get even closer to its customers.
Sep 30, 2022
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Robotics
A two-legged robot just made history.
Sep 28, 2022
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Engineering
Knowing how strong a piece of steel is, especially the stainless steel used in everything from cars to buildings, is vitally important for the people who make and use it. This information helps to keep people safe during ...
Aug 3, 2022
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