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Advance in Ground-Breaking “Optical Tweezers” to Boost Biomedical Research

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A significant advance in optical tweezer technology, developed by researchers at the UTS Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, will help boost biomedical research. Much... The post Advance in Ground-Breaking “Optical Tweezers” to Boost Biomedical Research appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Consumer Password Hassles Linked to Lost Revenue

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Lost customers and revenues are caused by password sharing and friction created at websites by onerous authentication procedures, according to a new report. The report explained that if accounts are being shared by multiple users, service providers are less likely to accurately monitor usage and are unable to correctly personalize their offerings; and their user experiences can't be personalized to meet the expectations of their users. #worldtechnews

Think Tank Calls for US Industrial Policy to Combat China's Quest for Tech Dominance

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A report from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation called on the U.S. government to take an active role in promoting industrial competitiveness, and to formulate an advanced industry and technology strategy, which should include a set of policies and programs explicitly designed to support specific industries and technologies. #worldtechnews

International Data Fusion Approach Homing In on Longer-Lasting Perovskite Solar Cells

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A new approach to identifying useful formulations could help solve the degradation issue for these promising new lightweight photovoltaics. Materials called perovskites are widely heralded... The post International Data Fusion Approach Homing In on Longer-Lasting Perovskite Solar Cells appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Colossal Voltage: Uranium Compound Achieves Record Anomalous Nernst Conductivity

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Colossal voltage results from interplay of material’s topology and strong electron correlations in a uranium-cobalt-ruthenium-aluminum alloy. New research has demonstrated that a magnetic uranium compound... The post Colossal Voltage: Uranium Compound Achieves Record Anomalous Nernst Conductivity appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

This New Ultrathin Sensor Could Save Your Lungs – And the Climate

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Atomically thin device developed by scientists at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley could turn your smartphone into a supersmart gas sensor. Nitrogen dioxide, an air... The post This New Ultrathin Sensor Could Save Your Lungs – And the Climate appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

MIT Method Offers Inexpensive Imaging With Unprecedented Accuracy – At the Scale of Virus Particles

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Using an ordinary light microscope, researchers can now obtain images with unprecedented accuracy. Using an ordinary light microscope, MIT engineers have devised a technique for... The post MIT Method Offers Inexpensive Imaging With Unprecedented Accuracy – At the Scale of Virus Particles appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Intel CEO Gives Unwarlike 'Going to War' Speech

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Pat Gelsinger's Intel is looking like the very different company it needs to be. It is more collaborative than combative, more strategic than tactical, with a far more effective plan than it has had since Andy Grove left the firm. Let's talk about how Gelsinger presents Intel as an execution and partnering powerhouse, and we'll close with the product of the week, a new set of headphones from Lenovo. #worldtechnews

Bitcoin Boom Driving Increased Energy Consumption, Exacerbating Global Chip Shortage, and Threatening International Safety

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The cryptocurrency market has been abuzz as Bitcoin gains popularity with investors, reaching an all-time high of over $60,000 apiece in March. In a commentary... The post Bitcoin Boom Driving Increased Energy Consumption, Exacerbating Global Chip Shortage, and Threatening International Safety appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New Nanotransistors Keep Their Cool at High Voltages – Perform Highly Efficient Power Conversion

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Power converters are the little-known systems that make electricity so magical. They are what allow us to plug in our computers, lamps and televisions and... The post New Nanotransistors Keep Their Cool at High Voltages – Perform Highly Efficient Power Conversion appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Wharton Professor Explains All the Buzz About Bitcoin

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Mauro Guillén, a professor of international management at the Wharton School answers the questions surrounding the sudden interest. Bitcoin stock surged earlier this month when... The post Wharton Professor Explains All the Buzz About Bitcoin appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New Perovskite Fabrication Method for Solar Cells Paves Way to Low-Cost, Large-Scale Production

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Sulfolane-additive process yields easy fabrication, low cost, top performance, long operating life. A new, simpler solution for fabricating stable perovskite solar cells overcomes the key... The post New Perovskite Fabrication Method for Solar Cells Paves Way to Low-Cost, Large-Scale Production appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Cybersecurity Fears Trigger Migration From the Public Cloud

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Cloud cybersecurity -- or a lack of it -- is feeding a frenzy of companies out of the public cloud. A similar concern about managing compliance obligations is keeping organizations from moving to the cloud in general. However, much of the growing concerns over cloud cybersecurity result from experiences with public and private cloud platforms. A trend toward hybrid cloud computing could be an approach to better ensure data security. #worldtechnews

New Design Could Enable Longer Lasting, More Powerful Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Use of a novel electrolyte could allow advanced metal electrodes and higher voltages, boosting capacity and cycle life. Lithium-ion batteries have made possible the lightweight... The post New Design Could Enable Longer Lasting, More Powerful Lithium-Ion Batteries appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Cooling Homes Without Warming the Planet – New Technology for More Efficient AC

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The startup Transaera is using a class of materials, advanced by MIT Professor Mircea Dinca for over a decade, to create a more energy-efficient air... The post Cooling Homes Without Warming the Planet – New Technology for More Efficient AC appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New Dev Tool Brings Automation to Code Changes

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Sourcegraph has launched an automated internal coding tool that allows enterprises to automate and track large-scale code changes across all repositories and code hosts. The new tool, called Batch Changes, also provides developers and enterprises ways to manage the resulting change sets through checks and code reviews so they can be confident each change is merged. For software developers, this is game changing. #worldtechnews

Crucial Milestone for Scalable Quantum Technology: 2D Array of Semiconductor Qubits Function as a Quantum Processor

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The heart of any computer, its central processing unit, is built using semiconductor technology, which is capable of putting billions of transistors onto a single... The post Crucial Milestone for Scalable Quantum Technology: 2D Array of Semiconductor Qubits Function as a Quantum Processor appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Acoustic Graphene Plasmons Breakthrough Paves Way for Optoelectronic Applications

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The first images of mid-infrared optical waves compressed 1,000 times captured using a highly sensitive scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope. KAIST researchers and their collaborators... The post Acoustic Graphene Plasmons Breakthrough Paves Way for Optoelectronic Applications appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Facebook's Nervy Wrist Controller for AR Glasses and Much More

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Creating a smooth functioning interface for smart glasses that allows its wearers to operate in an augmented reality world has proven to be a challenging task, but Facebook believes it may have a solution on the human wrist. It's a comfortable location for all-day wear, Facebook noted. It's located right next to the primary instruments used to interact with the world -- the hands. #worldtechnews

Big Breakthrough for “Massless” Energy Storage: Structural Battery That Performs 10x Better Than All Previous Versions

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Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have produced a structural battery that performs ten times better than all previous versions. It contains carbon fiber that... The post Big Breakthrough for “Massless” Energy Storage: Structural Battery That Performs 10x Better Than All Previous Versions appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Reading Minds With Ultrasound: Caltech’s New Brain–Machine Interface

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A Less-Invasive Technique to Decode the Brain’s Intentions What is happening in your brain as you are scrolling through this page? In other words, which... The post Reading Minds With Ultrasound: Caltech’s New Brain–Machine Interface appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Enhanced Ceramics Could Play Pivotal Role in Advancing High-Frequency 5G Technology

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Some 5G technologies are still considered the wild west in material, design development. 5G, or the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks, is touted... The post Enhanced Ceramics Could Play Pivotal Role in Advancing High-Frequency 5G Technology appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Automated Chemistry Combines Chemical Robotics and AI to Accelerate Pace for Advancing Solar Energy Technologies

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee are automating the search for new materials to advance solar... The post Automated Chemistry Combines Chemical Robotics and AI to Accelerate Pace for Advancing Solar Energy Technologies appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Tech Think Tank Calls for $40B Reverse Auction to Boost Rural Broadband

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Nearly one-in-five rural Americans don't have broadband Internet access, but that could change with the use of carefully targeted subsidies through a process known as a reverse auction. A big, one-time capital expenditure administered through a reverse-auction program would attract larger, more efficient firms to the problem, noted ITIF Director of Broadband and Spectrum Policy Doug Brake. #worldtechnews

Analysis Reveals Plunge in Lithium-Ion Battery Costs – Further Steep Declines Possible

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Analysis quantifies a dramatic price drop that parallels similar improvements in solar and wind energy, and shows further steep declines could be possible. The cost... The post Analysis Reveals Plunge in Lithium-Ion Battery Costs – Further Steep Declines Possible appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Cutting Edge Ground Recorders to Measure Acoustics of NASA X-59 Quiet Supersonic Flights

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For the deserts of Southern California, the major milestones of aviation have long been marked by the unique sights, and sounds, of flight. From the... The post Cutting Edge Ground Recorders to Measure Acoustics of NASA X-59 Quiet Supersonic Flights appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Scientists Make Advances Towards Quantum Supremacy

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A Russian-German research team has created a quantum sensor that grants access to measurement and manipulation of individual two-level defects in qubits. The study by... The post Scientists Make Advances Towards Quantum Supremacy appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Nvidia + Arm: The Challenges of Building a New Type of Tech Company

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Nvidia is in the process of working through regulatory approvals to buy Arm from SoftBank -- a technology holding company with mixed success husbanding its acquisitions. Let's explore this acquisition, the most significant regulatory hurdles the effort needs to overcome, and what might result once the two firms are one. We'll close with the product of the week: Nvidia's GeForce Now. #worldtechnews

MIT’s New Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Designs Soft Robots That Sense

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Deep-learning technique optimizes the arrangement of sensors on a robot’s body to ensure efficient operation. There are some tasks that traditional robots — the rigid... The post MIT’s New Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Designs Soft Robots That Sense appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

OneWeb Satellite Constellation to Boost Wi-Fi on Planes – Speeds Up to 195Mbps

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Flight passengers will soon be able to connect to their families and colleagues on Earth via low-orbit telecommunications satellites. Speeds will be comparable to those... The post OneWeb Satellite Constellation to Boost Wi-Fi on Planes – Speeds Up to 195Mbps appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New Ultrafast Control Scheme for Energy-Efficient Data Storage of the Future

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The digital data generated around the world every year is now counted in zettabytes, or trillions of billions of bytes — equivalent to delivering data... The post New Ultrafast Control Scheme for Energy-Efficient Data Storage of the Future appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Free Open-Access Quantum Computer Now Operational

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Scientists worldwide can use ion-based testbed at Sandia National Laboratories. A new Department of Energy open-access quantum computing testbed is ready for the public. Scientists... The post Free Open-Access Quantum Computer Now Operational appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Columbia Engineers Use DNA Nanotechnology to Build Tough 3D Nanomaterials

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Columbia Engineers use DNA nanotechnology to create highly resilient synthetic nanoparticle-based materials that can be processed through conventional nanofabrication methods. Columbia Engineering researchers, working with Brookhaven... The post Columbia Engineers Use DNA Nanotechnology to Build Tough 3D Nanomaterials appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Researchers Debunk Decade-Old Photonics Myth, Demonstrate Practical Metal Nanostructures

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Researchers at the University of Ottawa have debunked the decade-old myth of metals being useless in photonics – the science and technology of light –... The post Researchers Debunk Decade-Old Photonics Myth, Demonstrate Practical Metal Nanostructures appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Engineers Creates New Ultralightweight, Crush-Resistant Tensegrity Metamaterials

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Study shows how century-old design principle can be a pathway to overcoming failure. Catastrophic collapse of materials and structures is the inevitable consequence of a... The post Engineers Creates New Ultralightweight, Crush-Resistant Tensegrity Metamaterials appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New Plutonium Breakthrough: Measuring the Previously “Unmeasurable” Helps Distinguish Nuclear Power Pollution From Global Fallout

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Researchers looking at miniscule levels of plutonium pollution in our soils have made a breakthrough that could help inform future ‘clean up’ operations on land... The post New Plutonium Breakthrough: Measuring the Previously “Unmeasurable” Helps Distinguish Nuclear Power Pollution From Global Fallout appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

The Rise of Open Source: Pandemic, Economy, Efficiency, Trust

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Those familiar with open source know that it works and comes with many benefits. A testament to the rising adoption of open source is the recent moves by software giants such as Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle into the open-source community. This corporate migration to open source is continuing as many organizations, both large and small, turn to open source in tough economic times. #worldtechnews

Young Adults, Seniors Over 75 Most Susceptible to Cyber Fraud: Report

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The most vulnerable cybercrime victims are young adults and adults over 75, according to the latest research revealed in the LexisNexis Risk Solutions biannual Cybercrime Report. The report reveals how unprecedented global change in 2020 created new opportunities for cybercriminals around the world, particularly as they targeted new users of online channels. #worldtechnews

Pioneering Experiment Turns IBM’s Largest Quantum Computer Into a Quantum Material

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Pioneering experiment could help design energy-efficient materials. In a groundbreaking study published in Physical Review Research, a group of University of Chicago scientists announced they... The post Pioneering Experiment Turns IBM’s Largest Quantum Computer Into a Quantum Material appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Swiss Scientists Generate Electricity From Wood

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Researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich have made wood compressible and turned it into a micro-generator. When it is loaded, an electrical voltage is generated.... The post Swiss Scientists Generate Electricity From Wood appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Sweden’s Quantum Computer Project Shifts up a Gear and Sets Higher Goals

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Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is almost doubling the annual budget of the research initiative Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology, based at Chalmers University of... The post Sweden’s Quantum Computer Project Shifts up a Gear and Sets Higher Goals appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

NASA Microphone Detects Turbulence Hundreds of Miles Away Using Infrasound

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Whether it’s in the wake vortex of airplanes taking off or in seemingly calm air, there are few issues more meddlesome to flight than turbulence.... The post NASA Microphone Detects Turbulence Hundreds of Miles Away Using Infrasound appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Unusual Material Features Spontaneous Superconducting Currents – Why It Superconducts at All Is Completely Unknown

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Superconductivity is a complete loss of electrical resistance. Superconductors are not merely very good metals: it is a fundamentally different electronic state. In normal metals,... The post Unusual Material Features Spontaneous Superconducting Currents – Why It Superconducts at All Is Completely Unknown appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New Threat Report Finds Email Prime Vehicle for Malware

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Malicious online actors used email as their prime vehicle for delivering malware to their victims in the last quarter of 2020. The HP-Bromium Threat Insights Report found that 88 percent of malware was delivered by email into its targets' inboxes, many times evading measures at email gateways to filter out the infected correspondence. #worldtechnews

Twisting, Flexible Crystals Key to Advanced New Solar Cells

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Researchers show how shapes and movements of halide perovskites create desirable renewable energy properties. Researchers at Duke University have revealed long-hidden molecular dynamics that provide... The post Twisting, Flexible Crystals Key to Advanced New Solar Cells appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Machine Learning for Virtually Unlimited Solar Cell Experiments

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Researchers at Osaka University use machine learning to design and virtually test molecules for organic solar cells, which can lead to higher efficiency functional materials... The post Machine Learning for Virtually Unlimited Solar Cell Experiments appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

The EU's Cure for the E-Waste Epidemic

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Globally, we throw out 50 million tons of electronics waste every year, which is the equivalent of 1,000 laptops every second. This month the EU addressed this problem with a comprehensive "right to repair" law to dramatically reduce this waste. Let's explore electrical hardware sustainability issues this week, and look at a laptop that seems to anticipate these new e-waste regulations. #worldtechnews

World’s First Fully Automated Sensor Network for Measuring Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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MUCCnet: Precision technology allows quantification of urban greenhouse gas emissions. Munich is home to the world’s first fully automated sensor network for measuring urban greenhouse... The post World’s First Fully Automated Sensor Network for Measuring Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New Deepfake Spotting Tool Proves 94% Effective – Here’s the Secret of Its Success

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University at Buffalo deepfake spotting tool proves 94% effective with portrait-like photos, according to study. University at Buffalo computer scientists have developed a tool that... The post New Deepfake Spotting Tool Proves 94% Effective – Here’s the Secret of Its Success appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Using Artificial Intelligence to Generate 3D Holograms in Real-Time on a Smartphone

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A new method called tensor holography could enable the creation of holograms for virtual reality, 3D printing, medical imaging, and more — and it can... The post Using Artificial Intelligence to Generate 3D Holograms in Real-Time on a Smartphone appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews