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Electron conspiracy in a Japanese lattice pattern: kagome metals baffle science

“Toward a new kind of superconductivity: In the past four years scientists have discovered metals whose crystal structure mimics that of a traditional Japanese woven bamboo pattern: kagome metals. The international research activity in this new direction of quantum materials …

EPFL and DeepMind use AI to control plasmas for nuclear fusion

“Scientists at EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center and DeepMind have jointly developed a new method for controlling plasma configurations for use in nuclear fusion research. EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center (SPC) has decades of experience in plasma physics and plasma …

Fusion materials research powered by new DOE funding

“ARPA-E program awards Laboratory-led materials project $3.1 million; Laboratory partners on two other projects. The promise of fusion – a potentially game-changing source of low-cost, abundant energy – is constrained by a number of challenges, central among them the lack …

HackSpace magazine #52

“The Raspberry Pi Pico: it costs pennies, it’s simple to program with, and it’s really good at getting data in and out. In short, it’s the ideal board for home projects. We’ve hunted high and low …

High Current MOSFET Based Power Switch with Gate Driver

“This power load switch project provides a simple and inexpensive method for power control. It is intended for driving a resistive or inductive load. A TTL logic signal from the system turns the load switch ON and OFF. The project …

Holistic contextual AI-based document processing

“ETH LegalTech spin-​off DeepJudge assists law firms, corporations, and courts by making data-​sensitive administrative work more efficient. How many of us have struggled when needing to replace a word or combination of words in a text? Law firms …

Infrared remote control clone utility

“IR Clone is an open-source infrared remote control signal analysis and generating tool. IR Clone is an open-source IR remote control analyzer tool. This utility can analyze any IR remote control that modulates the IR signal with a 38kHz carrier …

Intel to Acquire Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 Billion

“Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) and Tower Semiconductor (Nasdaq: TSEM), a leading foundry for analog semiconductor solutions, today announced a definitive agreement under which Intel will acquire Tower for $53 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately …

ITMO Researchers Create Light-Controlled Antenna for Fast and Secure 5G Data Transfer

“The new technology expands the coverage area even when the signal is weak by redirecting radiation from the base station to personal gadgets, drones, sensors, and other devices in the network. Compared to analogous devices, the new antenna is more …

JILA Atomic Clocks Measure Einstein’s General Relativity at Millimeter Scale

“JILA physicists have measured Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, or more specifically, the effect called time dilation, at the smallest scale ever, showing that two tiny atomic clocks, separated by just a millimeter or the width of a …