Before coming to MIT, Benjamin Lienhard focused most of his energy exploring fragile quantum states, dwelling in the world of nanotechnology and filling in…
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Element14 community’s ‘Learning Circuit’ helps students across Europe learn with micro:bit
The series of how-to videos featuring micro:bit are part of the element14 Community’s ‘element14Presents: The Learning Circuit’ video series. In these instructional videos, host…
Meet singing and songwriting robot
He has moves like Jagger (almost). And he’s coming to a music venue near you. But he’s not like any performer you’ve ever seen.…
Faster memory technology introduced
Phase-change materials, PCMs for short, are one of the most promising candidates for future memory technologies. The materials can be reversibly switched between the…
Nuclear force that binds building blocks of matter
Study identifies a transition in the strong nuclear force that illuminates the structure of a neutron star’s core. Most ordinary matter is held together…
Ground-penetrating radar to help autonomous cars to drive through snow
Weather’s a problem for autonomous cars. MIT’s new system shows promise by using “ground-penetrating radar” instead of cameras or lasers. Car companies have been…
Human and machine expertise against cyberattacks
PatternEx merges human and machine expertise to spot and respond to hacks. Being a cybersecurity analyst at a large company today is a bit…
Battery-free ID chip with cryptographic processor
Tiny, battery-free ID chip can authenticate nearly any product to help combat losses to counterfeiting. To combat supply chain counterfeiting, which can cost companies…
Quantum dots chip for dark-field microscopes
Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualise difficult-to-image biological organisms. Do a Google search for dark-field images, and you’ll discover…
Robotic assistant for old people
With leading local representatives and TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann in attendance, scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) presented their trailblazing work…