One thousand newly-minted microrobots created in EPFL labs will soon be deployed at two large-scale telescopes in Chile and the United States. These high-precision…
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Next-gen X-ray detectors with 3D-printing
By using 3D aerosol jet-printing to put perovskites on graphene, scientists at EPFL have made X-ray detectors with record sensitivity that can greatly improve…
GLOBALFOUNDRIES 22FDX RF solution provides the basis for next-gen mmWave automotive radar
GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF), the global leader in specialty semiconductor manufacturing, and Bosch will partner to develop and manufacture next-generation automotive radar technology. Bosch chose GF…
Two young female engineers say apprenticeships are a key route to STEM diversity
It's no secret that the UK construction sector is suffering from a serious skills shortage, with a reported 182,000 new engineers alone needed each…
“123456” is not enough for computer security
Following malicious hacks and the subsequent publication of “The Mother of all Password Dumps” containing more than 226 million unique e-mail addresses and passwords,…
IBM Q computers helped to verify two quantum revolutions
Using the IBM Q computer, physicists at EPFL have verified for the first time the tight relationship between quantum entanglement and wave-particle duality, showing…
MIT Professional Education online enrolment in STEM grows during the pandemic
Although the impact of Covid-19 on undergraduate- and graduate-level education has been examined in some depth, its effect on professionals seeking to bolster their…
Realisation of fault-tolerant quantum computer can be accelerated
Results from research conducted with RWTH members published in scientific journal "Physical Review X". RWTH researchers, together with colleagues from the University of Basel…
New possibilities about nonlinear optical resonators
Optical resonators, which circulate and confine light (for instance in lasers), are currently used in a variety of applications of all sizes—from pinpoint light…
Integration of molecules with computer chips
Engineers have developed a technique that allows them to precisely place microscopic devices formed from folded DNA molecules in not only a specific location…