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New Material Increases Electronics Efficiency
Electronic devices like computers generate heat that mostly goes to waste. Physicists at Bielefeld University have found a way to use this energy.
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Method for Recycling Waste Energy with 2D Electron Gas Developed
A new approach utilizes high-mobility, 2D electron gas to boost thermoelectric conversion efficiency. More than 60 percent of the energy produced by fossil fuels is lost as heat.
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Glass Microparticles Developed to Strengthen Solar Cell Efficiency
Scientists from ITMO University have suggested a new solar cell coating that combines features of an electrode and those of a light-trapping structure.
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New Imaging Technique Allows Scientists to View the Inside of Living Cells
Researchers have developed a novel, non-invasive imaging system that makes it possible to view the sub-cellular architecture of live cells at nanometer-scale resolution.
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Newly Developed Motion Sensors are a Huge Step Toward Cheap, Wearable Technology
Researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have developed a class of breakthrough motion sensors that could herald a near future of ubiquitous, fully integrated and affordable wearable technology.
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Century-Old Theory Comes to Life with 3D Printers
Engineers from Rice University have used 3D printers to turn structure that only existed in theory into strong, light and durable materials with complex, repeating patterns.
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The 20th Anniversary of Copper Interconnects at the 11th IEEE Nanotechnology Symposium
The 11th IEEE Nanotechnology Symposium took place on November 15 at SUNY Polytechnic Institute's Albany, N.Y. campus.
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3D Nanomagnets are Key to Developing the Computer of Tomorrow
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have been able to break this barrier by creating a nanoscale magnetic circuit capable of moving information along the three dimensions of space.
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New Counterfeit Protection Security Features Developed
Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the ZEISS Company have proposed to use 3D-printed microstructures instead of 2D structures, like holograms, to improve counterfeit protection.
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China's Supercomputers Outnumber Those in U.S.
For the first time on the Top500 list, China is ranked as the country with the most supercomputers -- overtaking the United States by a margin of 202 to 143.
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Skyworks Enables Next-Generation Tracking Devices
Connectivity technologies from Skyworks Solutions are enabling next-generation tracking devices, a new internet of things (IoT) application.
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Israeli Researchers Crack the Code of Invisibility
An optical chip has been rendered invisible by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
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Dye-Free Production of LCDs
A research group has developed a new method for dye-free LCD creation which overcomes previous production challenges.
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Low Capacitance TVS Diode Array from Littelfuse Is One-Third the Size of Typical Four-Line Arrays
The small footprint component can safely absorb repetitive electrostatic discharge strikes above the maximum level specified in the IEC 61000-4-2 international standard without performance degradation.
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Bright Molecules for OLEDs and New Drugs Developed
Chemists from Ural Federal University (UrFU, Ekaterinburg) have suggested a new technique for synthesizing thiophene derivatives and studied their fluorescent properties experimentally as well as theoretically.
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Video: Feeling Fireworks via Haptic Technology
Visually impaired Disney Resort visitors could soon experience the theme parks’ spectacular fireworks – courtesy of a haptic interface under development at Disney Research.
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Pencil-Like Spectrometer Transmits Data to Smartphone
The handheld spectrometer is assembled with off-the-shelf components, bringing its cost under $300.
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Watch: Smart Home Hub Has a Levitating Camera
Technology startup 1-Ring Inc. started a crowdfunding campaign for their product, Moon, the world’s first all-in-one smart home hub with levitating 360-degree camera.
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Foxconn $10B Factory Deal 'Guarantees' Jobs
Taiwan-based contract manufacturer Foxconn will build a factory in Madison, Wisc., after the state’s economic development agency approved a $3 billion incentives package earlier this week.
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Researchers Discover Green Rooves On Roofs Could Reduce the Effects of Climate Change
Researchers from the Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering of the University of Seville have proved it would be necessary to have 207 and 740 hectares of green roofs, which could reduce the effects of climate change.
