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“A Big Deal” – Physicists Solve 20-Year Mystery of Stable Chiral Nanostructures

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Researchers have finally succeeded in building a long-sought nanoparticle structure, opening the door to new materials with special properties. Alex Travesset does not have a... #trendingtechnews

Rise of the Machines: DeepMind AlphaCode AI’s Strong Showing in Programming Competitions

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AlphaCode – a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) system for developing computer code developed by DeepMind – can achieve average human-level performance in solving programming contests,... #trendingtechnews

UCLA Breakthrough Could Lead to More Durable, Less Expensive Solar Cells

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Using enhanced halide perovskite in place of silicon could produce less expensive devices that stand up better to light, heat. Amid all of the efforts... #trendingtechnews

Nanotech Scientists Created Something Unexpected: Tiny Metallic Snowflakes

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Adventures in Nanotech: Growing a Metallic Snowflake Scientists working at the level of atoms are manipulating metals, opening up possibilities for creating new materials. Working... #trendingtechnews

A New, Faster Type of Quantum Computer

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Parity quantum computers make complicated algorithms easier to implement. In a quantum computer, quantum bits (qubits) act simultaneously as a computing unit and memory. Quantum information... #trendingtechnews

Google Quantum AI Reveals Bound States of Photons Hold Strong Even in the Midst of Chaos

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Using a quantum processor, researchers made microwave photons uncharacteristically sticky. After coaxing them to clump together into bound states, they discovered that these photon clusters... #trendingtechnews

Ground-Breaking New Shock-Absorbing Material Can Stop Supersonic Impacts

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Scientists have created and patented a ground-breaking new shock-absorbing material that could revolutionize both the defense and planetary science sectors. The breakthrough was made by... #trendingtechnews

Moving More Data Faster: All-Optical Pumping Chip-Based Nanolasers

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New all-optical pumping chip-based nanolaser technology could aid in meeting the ever-growing need to move more data faster. A new all-optical approach for driving multiple... #trendingtechnews

Upgrading Your Computer to Quantum

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Computers that can use quantum mechanics’ “spooky” properties to solve problems quicker than existing technology may seem appealing, but they must first overcome a major... #trendingtechnews

New Technology Exposes the Evolutionary Weak Spots of the Human Genome

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Mutations can be good and bad. They sometimes enhance an organism’s survivability and adaptability. Sometimes they are so damaging that an organism is incapable of... #trendingtechnews

One Million Times Faster Than Current Technology: New Optical Computing Approach Offers Ultrafast Processing

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Processing devices based on polarized light run one million times faster than current technology. Logic gates are the basic building blocks of computer processors. Conventional... #trendingtechnews

Inspired by Living Systems – Next Generation Material Adapts to Its History

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  Responsive material changes its behavior based on earlier conditions. Inspired by living systems, a new material has been developed that changes its electrical behavior... #trendingtechnews

Making Cryptocurrencies More Sustainable: Follow Ethereum’s Lead

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Bitcoin has a carbon emissions problem due to the vast energy consumption of mining. In fact, bans on cryptomining have popped up around the world... #trendingtechnews

Harvard-Developed Tentacle Robot Can Gently Grasp Fragile Objects

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A jellyfish-like soft gripper simulates the mechanics of curly hair. You are aware of how difficult it is to grasp and hold onto items with... #trendingtechnews

Advanced “Lab on a Chip” – Scientists Have Created a Powerful, Ultra-Tiny Spectrometer

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The tool opens the door to the widespread use of portable spectrometers. Researchers in the field of optical spectrometry have created a better instrument for... #trendingtechnews

New Cambridge Research Could Improve the Performance of EV Batteries

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Irregular lithium ion movement could be hindering electric battery performance. Researchers have discovered that the performance and capacity of next-generation battery materials may be hampered... #trendingtechnews

A New Dawn for Prosthetics: Engineers Light the Way To Nerve-Operated Prosthetics of the Future

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A multidisciplinary UNSW team has discovered a method to transform nerve impulses into light, paving the way for more scalable brain implants. University of New... #trendingtechnews