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• Artificial cilia could someday power diagnostic devices

  25-05-2022 19:12 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers have now designed a micro-sized artificial cilial system using platinum-based components that can control the movement of fluids at such a scale. The technology could someday enable low-cost, portable diagnostic devices for testing blood samples, manipulating cells or assisting in microfabrication processes.
  
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• A good defect? Researchers discover helicoidal screw dislocations in layered polymers

  24-05-2022 22:36 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers recently discovered a helicoidal-shaped defect in layered polymers, uncovering how solvents can diffuse through layers and produce color changes.
  
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• LKQ Europe is Committed to Becoming a Net-Zero Emissions Company

  24-05-2022 12:30 via realwire.com
  
  LKQ Europe progresses in driving sustainability towards becoming a net-zero emissions company by 2050. LKQ Europe contributes with key initiatives to LKQ Corporation’s sustainability agenda, highlighted in LKQ’s new Sustainability Report. Zug, Switzerland. LKQ Europe, Europe’s Automotive Aftermarket leader, has reaffirmed its commitment to becoming a net-zero emissions company by 2050. LKQ Corporation recently revealed its 2021 Sustainability Report outlining the company’
  
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• Custom 'headphones' boost atomic radio reception 100-fold

  23-05-2022 16:22 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers have boosted the sensitivity of their atomic radio receiver a hundredfold by enclosing the small glass cylinder of cesium atoms inside what looks like custom copper 'headphones.'
  
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• Organic crystals can serve as energy converters for emerging technologies

  21-05-2022 00:13 via sciencedaily.com
  New research demonstrates that organic crystals, a new class of smart engineering materials, can serve as efficient and sustainable energy conversion materials for advanced technologies such as robotics and electronics.
  
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• Is it topological? A new materials database has the answer

  19-05-2022 20:09 via sciencedaily.com
  A new materials database reveals more than 90,000 known 'topological' materials with persistent electronic properties.
  
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• Spin keeps electrons in line in iron-based superconductor

  19-05-2022 17:53 via sciencedaily.com
  Electronic nematicity, believed to be an important ingredient in high-temperature superconductivity, is primarily spin-driven in the iron-based superconductor FeSe, reveals a new study.
  
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• New thermal management technology for electronic devices reduces bulk while improving cooling

  19-05-2022 17:53 via sciencedaily.com
  Electronic devices generate heat, and that heat must be dissipated. The high temperatures can compromise device function or even damage the devices and surroundings if it isn't. Now, a team has detailed a new cooling method that offers a host of benefits, not the least of which is space efficiency which offers a substantial increase over conventional approaches in devices' power per unit volume.
  
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• Charging a green future: Latest advancement in lithium-ion batteries could make them ubiquitous

  19-05-2022 16:38 via sciencedaily.com
  Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) power electric vehicles and electronics. With the prevalence of these set to increase, efforts have been directed towards improving the performance and longevity of LIBs. Now researchers have shown that adding a specific polymer composite binder to the silicon anode of LIBs can improve its structural stability significantly, making it viable for much more powerful, long-lasting LIBs, and changing the future of the technologies it drives.
  
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• Basel to bring the best of fibre optics as ECOC Exhibition's Market Focus and awards open for entries

  19-05-2022 14:58 via realwire.com
  
  The event will be held in Basel, Switzerland 19 May 2022 – From 19-21 September 2022, the Swiss city of Basel will host technologists, thought leaders and decision makers, as part of Europe’s largest exhibition for the optical communications industry. Exhibitor booths, face-to-face networking, live ‘Market Focus’ presentations, product demonstrations and an award ceremony will attract thousands of attendees and exhibitors to the city. “With the continent on the cusp
  
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• Synthesis of two-dimensional holey graphyne

  18-05-2022 17:38 via sciencedaily.com
  A new type of carbon allotrope, holey graphyne, has semiconductor properties and is applicable in various fields such as photoelectronics, sensors, and water purification.
  
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• Energy-efficient AI hardware technology via a brain-inspired stashing system?

  18-05-2022 03:04 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers have proposed a novel system inspired by the neuromodulation of the brain, referred to as a 'stashing system,' that requires less energy consumption. Computer scientists have now developed a technology that can efficiently handle mathematical operations for artificial intelligence by imitating the continuous changes in the topology of the neural network according to the situation.
  
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• New silicon nanowires can really take the heat

  17-05-2022 17:22 via sciencedaily.com
  A research team has demonstrated an ultrathin silicon nanowire that conducts heat 150% more efficiently than conventional materials used in advanced chip technologies. The device could enable smaller, faster, energy-efficient microelectronics.
  
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• Shaping the future of light through reconfigurable metasurfaces

  16-05-2022 21:15 via sciencedaily.com
  Harnessing the power of 'phase-change' materials, researchers have demonstrated how reconfigurable metasurfaces -- artificial materials with extraordinary optical properties -- are crucial to the future of nanotechnology.
  
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• Electronic skin: Physicist develops multisensory hybrid material

  16-05-2022 18:40 via sciencedaily.com
  Recently developed 'smart skin' is very similar to human skin. It senses pressure, humidity and temperature simultaneously and produces electronic signals. More sensitive robots or more intelligent prostheses are thus conceivable.
  
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• Researchers develop wireless implantable vascular monitoring system

  12-05-2022 18:19 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers are improving the odds for patients with the development of an implantable soft electronic vascular monitoring system. Their smart stent and printed soft sensors, is capable of wireless real-time monitoring of hemodynamics without batteries or circuits.
  
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• Researchers find way to form diodes from superconductors

  11-05-2022 16:27 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers have demonstrated how a heterostructure consisting of superconductors and magnets can be used to create uni-directional current like that found in semiconductor diodes.
  
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• Spintronics: How an atom-thin insulator helps transport spins

  10-05-2022 16:29 via sciencedaily.com
  An intermediate layer consisting of a few atoms is helping to improve the transport of spin currents from one material to another. Until now, this process involves significant losses. A team reports on how this can be avoided. The researchers thus demonstrate important new insights relevant for many spintronic applications, for example energy-efficient and ultra-fast storage technologies of the future.
  
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• CREST and Immersive Labs announce partnership for developing technical cyber security skills

  10-05-2022 14:41 via realwire.com
  
  Partnership helps equip CREST members with cyber knowledge, skills and judgement ahead of certification 10 May 2022: CREST, the international not-for-profit cyber security accreditation and certification body is partnering with Immersive Labs, the Cyber Workforce Optimization Platform, to support CREST member professionals in developing their defensive and offensive security skills. The Immersive Labs platform will provide access to hands-on simulations of threats and mitigation techniques, allo
  
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• CREST and Hack The Box partner for cyber security skills development

  10-05-2022 14:41 via realwire.com
  
  Hack The Box labs will provide study support for CREST exams and build a greater sense of global community 10 May 2022 CREST, the international not-for-profit cyber security accreditation and certification body is partnering with Hack The Box, a leading cybersecurity training and upskilling platform, to support CREST member professionals to develop their offensive security skills. The two organisations will provide test labs tailored towards individuals who are planning to take CREST penetration
  
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• SecureAge Technology launches CatchPulse software for complete protection against malware

  10-05-2022 10:30 via realwire.com
  
  CatchPulse endpoint protection platform designed to deliver 100% protection from malware 10 May 2022 – SecureAge Technology, a global data security and endpoint protection company, has announced the launch of CatchPulse. Previously known as SecureAPlus, this proven malware prevention software features advanced AI, multiple cloud-based anti-viral engines, an easy to use ’block first’ approach based on application control and a new and enhanced user interface. CatchPulse provides
  
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• Multi-tasking wearable continuously monitors glucose, alcohol, and lactate

  09-05-2022 17:20 via sciencedaily.com
  Imagine being able to measure your blood sugar levels, know if you've had too much to drink, and track your fatigue during a workout, all in one small device worn on your skin. Engineers developed a prototype of such a wearable that continuously monitors several health stats at once.
  
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• Energy researchers invent chameleon metal that acts like many others

  09-05-2022 16:09 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers have invented a groundbreaking device that electronically converts one metal into behaving like another to use as a catalyst for speeding chemical reactions.
  
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• Powerful family of two-dimensional materials discovered

  06-05-2022 20:11 via sciencedaily.com
  A team has developed a new family of two-dimensional materials that researchers say has great potential for many applications such as batteries and supercapacitors, catalysis, sensors and electronics.
  
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• Mechanism 'splits' electron spins in magnetic material

  05-05-2022 20:38 via sciencedaily.com
  Holding the right material at the right angle, researchers have discovered a strategy to switch the magnetization in thin layers of a ferromagnet -- a technique that could eventually lead to the development of more energy-efficient magnetic memory devices.
  
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• Codasip adopts Siemens' OneSpin tools for formal verification

  03-05-2022 14:00 via realwire.com
  
  Higher-quality verification to drive adoption and build momentum for RISC-V IP Munich, 3 May 2022 – Codasip, the leader in processor design automation, has expanded its adoption of formal verification solutions for comprehensive and thorough processor testing with the addition of OneSpin IC verification tools from Siemens EDA. Codasip has continually invested heavily in processor verification to underpin the company’s ability to deliver the industry’s highest quality RISC-V pro
  
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• LKQ Expects Major Savings in Cost and CO2 from Traction Battery Repair and Remanufacturing

  03-05-2022 11:08 via realwire.com
  
  In a joint study, RWTH Aachen University and LKQ have investigated challenges with defective and end-of-life traction batteries of battery-electric vehicles (BEV) and demonstrate possible solutions in battery reuse, remanufacturing, repair, and recycling. At the 43rd International Vienna Motor Symposium, the Chair "Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components" (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University, Germany, and LKQ Europe presented their investigation on challenges of traction batteries that occur
  
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• FUJI EUROPE CORPORATION expands activities in UK and Ireland

  03-05-2022 10:11 via realwire.com
  
  Kelsterbach, 3. Mai 2022 – Many manufacturing companies, including those in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland, are moving towards producing PCBs they need for their production in-house. The European sales head office FUJI EUROPE CORPORATION GmbH, which sells own branded SMD placement machines for placement of various electrical and electronic components, is further expanding its activities in both European and UK markets. Martin Rennie is announced as the new Branch Manager UK & Irel
  
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• Automated synthesis allows for discovery of unexpected charge transport behavior in organic molecules

  02-05-2022 23:08 via sciencedaily.com
  A cross-disciplinary team has demonstrated a major breakthrough in using automated synthesis to discover new molecules for organic electronics applications. Using automated synthesis, the team was able to rapidly scan through a library of molecules with precisely defined structures, thereby uncovering, via single-molecule characterization experiments, a new mechanism for high conductance.
  
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• Engineers develop new control electronics for quantum computers that improve performance, cut costs

  29-04-2022 20:49 via sciencedaily.com
  Quantum computing experiments now have a new control and readout electronics option that will significantly improve performance while replacing cumbersome and expensive systems.
  
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• Self-assembled logic circuits created from proteins

  28-04-2022 22:16 via sciencedaily.com
  In a proof-of-concept study, researchers have created self-assembled, protein-based circuits that can perform simple logic functions. The work demonstrates that it is possible to create stable digital circuits that take advantage of an electron's properties at quantum scales.
  
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• Electronic skin anticipates and perceives touch from different directions for the first time

  27-04-2022 17:57 via sciencedaily.com
  Scientists have developed a new approach for miniaturization of soft ultra-compact and highly integrated sensor units for directional tactile sensitivity in e-skin systems.
  
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• Researchers unveil a highly efficient means to reverse magnetization with spin currents

  26-04-2022 16:17 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers have established a low-cost method of magnetization reversal on perpendicularly magnetized ferromagnets. Not needing an external magnetic field, the method brings reverse magnetization closer to commercial viability.
  
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• Uncovering the secret of ternary polymer solar cell success

  21-04-2022 20:16 via sciencedaily.com
  A research team has used electron spin resonance spectroscopy to investigate a polymer solar cell while in operation. Molecular level comparison of the PTzBT/PC61BM system with and without added ITIC allowed them to establish the mechanism for the improvements in stability and power conversion efficiency observed when ITIC is added. It is hoped that this insight will contribute to the commercial realization of cost-effective flexible polymer solar cells.
  
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• Codasip appoints Jamie Broome as its Automotive VP

  21-04-2022 14:00 via realwire.com
  
  Codasip presents car makers with a breakthrough in innovation and ownership of differentiation Munich, Germany – 21 April 2022 — Codasip, the leader in customizable RISC-V processor IP, today announced it has appointed Jamie Broomeas its new VP Automotive. Broome brings over 20 years of experience in semiconductors and complex IP, SoCs and the automotive supply chain, having recently led Imagination Technologies’ Automotive Business unit dealing with the entire industry, from m
  
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• Codasip appoints Jaime Broome as its Automotive VP

  21-04-2022 14:00 via realwire.com
  
  Codasip presents car makers with a breakthrough in innovation and ownership of differentiation Munich, Germany – 21 April 2022 — Codasip, the leader in customizable RISC-V processor IP, today announced it has appointed Jaime Broome as its new VP Automotive. Broome brings over 20 years of experience in semiconductors and complex IP, SoCs and the automotive supply chain, having recently led Imagination Technologies’ Automotive Business unit dealing with the entire industry, from
  
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• Almost ready for prime time: Deep UV photodetectors head to real-world testing

  19-04-2022 17:24 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers are asking why, after decades of development and promising results, ultrawide bandgap photodetectors with deep UV capabilities haven't enjoyed widespread adoption, and are taking stock of advancements and challenges in the field. Unlike their silicon-based counterparts, UWBG photodetectors made from aluminum gallium nitride and gallium (III) oxide are more efficient, can tailor cutoff wavelengths, and do not need optical filters to reject visible or infrared wavelengths for solar-bli
  
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• Researchers take step toward developing 'electric eye'

  19-04-2022 15:23 via sciencedaily.com
  Using nanotechnology, scientists have created a newly designed neuromorphic electronic device that endows microrobotics with colorful vision. The newly designed artificial vision device could have far-reaching applications for the fields of medicine, artificial intelligence, and microrobotics.
  
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• How to print a robot from scratch: Combining liquids, solids could lead to faster, more flexible 3D creations

  18-04-2022 22:49 via sciencedaily.com
  Engineers have developed a new way to 3D-print liquid and solid materials together, potentially leading to more dynamic and useful products -- from robots to wearable electronic devices.
  
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• Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing

  14-04-2022 17:07 via sciencedaily.com
  In a discovery that could speed research into next-generation electronics and LED devices, a research team has developed a reliable, scalable method for growing single layers of hexagonal boron nitride on graphene.
  
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• New polymer materials make fabricating optical interconnects easier

  13-04-2022 19:12 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers have developed new polymer materials that are ideal for making the optical links necessary to connect chip-based photonic components with board-level circuits or optical fibers. These materials can be used to easily create interconnects between photonic chips and optical printed circuit boards, the light-based equivalent of electronic printed circuit boards.
  
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• Real-time ultrafast humidity sensing optical sensor

  13-04-2022 16:41 via sciencedaily.com
  A research team develops a real-time humidity sensing optical sensor. The response time of the new sensor is 10,000 times faster than the conventional sensors and can be mass-produced at low cost.
  
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• Scientists find 'knob' to control magnetic behavior in quantum material

  12-04-2022 22:15 via sciencedaily.com
  Magnetism, one of the oldest technologies known to humans, is at the forefront of new-age materials that could enable next-generation lossless electronics and quantum computers. Researchers have discovered a new 'knob' to control the magnetic behavior of one promising quantum material, and the findings could pave the way toward novel, efficient and ultra-fast devices.
  
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• On the edge

  12-04-2022 15:53 via sciencedaily.com
  When looking at images of the magnetism generated by nano-magnets, researchers revealed the phenomenon of 'edge magnetism': the magnetic material only retained magnetism on its edge -- in fact only within 10 nanometers of the edge.
  
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• Investigating newly synthesized thallium compounds for optoelectronic devices

  05-04-2022 17:52 via sciencedaily.com
  The burgeoning field of optoelectronic devices is driving the development of new alkali metal-based chalcogenides with qualities that have to be robustly investigated.
  
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• New WatchGuard Threat Lab Report Shows Network Attacks at Highest Point Over Last Three Years

  05-04-2022 10:30 via realwire.com
  
  Network detections in EMEA quadrupled, with malware detections occurring at nearly twice the rate as the rest of the world. 5 April 2022 – WatchGuard® Technologies’ latest quarterly Internet Security Report shows a record number of evasive malware detections with advanced threats increasing by 33%, indicating a higher level of zero day threats than ever before. Researchers at the WatchGuard Threat Lab detected malware threats in EMEA at a much higher rate than other regions...Sou
  
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• Making a ‘sandwich’ out of magnets and topological insulators, potential for lossless electronics

  04-04-2022 16:57 via sciencedaily.com
  A research team has discovered that sandwiching a topological insulator between two 2D ferromagnetic insulators provides a quantum avenue towards ultra-low energy future electronics, or topological photovoltaics.
  
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• Graphene gets enhanced by flashing

  31-03-2022 21:15 via sciencedaily.com
  Scientists who developed the flash Joule heating process to make graphene have found a way to produce doped graphene to customize it for applications.
  
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• Researchers find topological phenomena at high, technologically relevant frequencies

  30-03-2022 16:33 via sciencedaily.com
  A new study describes topological control capabilities in an acoustic system at high technologically relevant frequencies. This work has implications for applications such as 5G communications and quantum information processing.
  
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• HomeGrid Forum certifies first G.hn embedded module for Industrial IoT with Teleconnect

  29-03-2022 12:24 via realwire.com
  
  The GHN.SOM.PLC module from member company Teleconnect boosts device performance and resilience in industrial networks Mainz, Germany, 29 March 2022: Ahead of the Connected Germany event, HomeGrid Forum has certified its first G.hn solution for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications as G.hn technology continues to bridge the gap between telecom-optimized systems and the demand for fast connectivity in industrial settings. The certification of the GHN.SOM.PLC module, a powerful small f
  
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