Electronics & Semiconductors
For decades, transistors—the heart of computer chips—have been getting smaller and smaller. As a result, the electronic components in many devices can be made even more compact, faster and also more powerful. But is this ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Engineering
Energy consumption has been on the rise globally, despite efforts to increase energy efficiency. With limited resources and negative environmental and social impacts associated with traditional energy production, researchers ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
As a teenager in Munich, Oliver Zahn made the difficult choice to go vegetarian after learning about the horrors of animal agriculture. But the way he sees it, others won't simply do the same.
Jan 11, 2023
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Engineering
The factories of the future have significant demands to meet—including the ability to adapt to production processes quickly and function within tight spaces that come at a high operating cost. Mixed reality can provide ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium ion batteries are widely used as energy storage systems for electronic products and electric vehicles. However, they are vulnerable to ignition as they are manufactured mainly with flammable organic liquid electrolytes, ...
Dec 29, 2022
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Business
Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the tech giant's planned takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard.
Dec 23, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
An alternative source of heat could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of a process which turns food waste into power, new research suggests.
Dec 22, 2022
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Business
The Inflation Reduction Act established a tax credit to kickstart hydrogen production in the U.S. But without careful implementation, the credit could backfire by inadvertently increasing nationwide carbon pollution.
Dec 20, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Some members of "generation Z"—people born after 1996, the oldest of whom are turning 26 in 2022—spend hundreds of pounds per year on beauty products. In fact, gen Z members are often more willing to spend on beauty and ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Renewable energy is an essential factor in Europe's goal of becoming the first carbon-neutral continent. The climate crisis and the soaring price of natural gas have placed renewed emphasis on the need to transition to a ...
Dec 19, 2022
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