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Photonic crystal light converter

“A new device could be a powerful tool for observation in physics and life sciences Spectroscopy is the use of light to analyze physical objects and biological samples. Different kinds of light can provide different kinds of information. Vacuum ultraviolet …

Princeton scientists discover a topological magnet that exhibits exotic quantum effects

“An international team led by researchers at Princeton University has uncovered a new class of magnet that exhibits novel quantum effects that extend to room temperature. The researchers discovered a quantized topological phase in a pristine magnet. Their findings provide …

Quantum Physicists Crack Mystery of ‘Strange Metals,’ a New State of Matter

“Strange metals have surprising connections to high-temperature superconductors and black holes. Even by the standards of quantum physicists, strange metals are just plain odd. The materials are related to high-temperature superconductors and have surprising connections to the properties of black …

Researchers Develop 3d Hand-sensing Wristband Using Uw Software

“Researchers from Cornell and the University of Wisconsin–Madison have designed a wrist-mounted device and developed software that allows continuous tracking of the entire human hand in three dimensions. The research team views the bracelet, called FingerTrak, as a potential …

Scientists develop new material for longer-lasting fuel cells

“In the study, published today in the journal Nanoscale, researchers produced graphene via a special, scalable technique and used it to develop hydrogen fuel cell catalysts. They showed that this new type of graphene-based catalyst was more durable than commercially …

Sodium Can Replace Lithium in Batteries

“An international team of scientists from NUST MISIS, Russian Academy of Science and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf found that instead of lithium (Li), sodium (Na) “stacked” in a special way can be used for batteries production. Sodium batteries will be significantly …

STMicroelectronics Enables Innovative Social-Distancing Applications with FlightSense™ Time-of-Flight Proximity Sensors

“High-accuracy FlightSense™ proximity and ranging sensors from STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, are helping prevent disease transmission in innovative products developed by customers in response to the global pandemic situation …

The Intel 8086 processor’s registers: from chip to transistors

“The Intel 8086 microprocessor is one of the most influential chips ever created; it led to the x86 architecture that dominates desktop and server computing today. I’ve been reverse-engineering the 8086 from die photos, and in this post I …

The Moving OLOID - a Different Pet in Different Times

“Corona has changed our lives: it requires us to physicially distance, which in turn leads to social distancing. So what could be a solution? Maybe a pet? But no, Corona comes from animals. Let’s save ourselves from another Corona …

The new tattoo: Drawing electronics on skin

“One day, people could monitor their own health conditions by simply picking up a pencil and drawing a bioelectronic device on their skin. In a new study, University of Missouri engineers demonstrated that the simple combination of pencils and paper …