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Rusting iron can be its own worst enemy

“Rice team’s simulations show iron catalyzes corrosion in ‘inert’ carbon dioxide Iron that rusts in water theoretically shouldn’t corrode in contact with an “inert” supercritical fluid of carbon dioxide. But it does. The reason has eluded materials scientists …

Samsung Introduces Smart All-in-One Fingerprint Security IC for Biometric Payment Cards

“The new security IC solution combines a fingerprint sensor, Secure Element and Secure Processor in one chip, with enhanced security features enabled by Samsung’s proprietary fingerprint authentication algorithm and anti-spoofing technology Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor …

Scientists develop Covid-19 testing lab in a backpack

“Researchers have created a simple Covid-19 testing lab that fits into a backpack providing a cheap and effective solution for low income or remote areas. In a new study, published in PLOS ONE, scientists from Queen Mary University of London …

Scientists Make a New Type of Optical Device Using Alumina

“Scientists from the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe and the University of Minnesota, Tomotake Matsumura and Shaul Hanany, and their collaborators have made a new type of optical element that will improve the performance of …

Scientists make first detection of exotic “X” particles in quark-gluon plasma

“The findings could redefine the kinds of particles that were abundant in the early universe. In the first millionths of a second after the Big Bang, the universe was a roiling, trillion-degree plasma of quarks and gluons — elementary particles that …

Scientists simulate ‘fingerprint’ of noise on quantum computer

“Unique study could point way to new approach, uses for quantum technology For humans, background noise is generally just a minor irritant. But for quantum computers, which are very sensitive, it can be a death knell for computations. And because …

Silicon die teardown: a look inside an early 555 timer chip

“If you’ve played around with electronic circuits, you probably know the 555 timer integrated circuit,1 said to be the world’s best-selling integrated circuit with billions sold. Designed by analog IC wizard Hans Camenzind2, the 555 has been …

Smart memory devices that can sense

“In-memory sensing technology will facilitate electronic systems that are faster, smaller and consume less energy. Smart systems and environments of the future will require merging analog sensing and digital memory functions into single electronic components, suggests KAUST computing engineer Nazek …

SuperMacro Photo With Cdrom/dvd Rail and Arduino

“This project reuses a motor lane from a DVD or CDROM to be able to take macro photography with fairly high precision; 1.5cm approx 99 steps => 0.015cm x step or 15 microns. 5cm => 333 steps max Rings 49mm …

The “door opener” for 3D printing in automotive series production

“With approximately 50 percent lower cost and 35 percent weight savings compared to the equivalent milled part, a redesign of the arm of a door hinge for a high-profile sports car shows that innovation with additive manufacturing is economically feasible …