Within the electromagnetic middle ground between microwaves and visible light lies terahertz radiation, and the promise of “T-ray vision.” Terahertz waves have frequencies higher…
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Super-fast switch for self-driving cars and quantum computers
Switching light beams quickly is important in many technological applications. Researchers at ETH have now developed an “electro-opto-mechanical” switch for light beams that is…
World’s first 1TB industrial-grade microSD card for cloud-managed video surveillance
Micron Technology, Inc., today unveiled the world’s highest-capacity industrial microSD card — Micron i300 1TB3 microSDXC UHS-I — to address the edge storage needs…
Spectra Logic tape library to process and preserve scientific research data
Spectra Logic announced that the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has deployed a Spectra TFinity ExaScale Tape Library in its Scientific Data Centre…
DC for high power applications
Direct current (DC) powers flashlights, smartphones and electric cars, but major power users depend on alternating current (AC), which cycles on and off 60…
Atomic-level imaging for metal with new properties
High-entropy alloys, which are made from nearly equal parts of several primary metals, could hold great potential for creating materials with superior mechanical properties.…
New synthesis approach for silicon solar panels with better efficiency
Theoretical calculations indicate that under certain conditions silicon can endow solar cells with a much higher efficiency. Small silicon clusters may provide a source…
Solar cooker with great potential
EPFL scientists have developed a glass-paneled solar cooker that delivers exceptional performance. Their patented design can operate an average of 155 days a year…
Hyper-fast star spotted
Astronomers have identified an ultrafast star traveling at a blistering 6 million km/h, after being ejected by the supermassive black hole at the heart…
Flaring is at the heart of the black hole system
An international team of astronomers, led by the University of Southampton, have used state-of-the-art cameras to create a high frame-rate movie of a growing…