Database systems are under pressure to become more and more powerful. But reliability seems to be suffering as a result. Now, ETH computer scientists…
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Sophisticated computer chips startup had raised CHF 92 million
On 17 November, Kandou Bus, an EPFL spin-off, announced that it had raised CHF 92 million in a Series C funding round. This brings…
TUM funds new Munich Data Science Institute
Data Sciences have the potential to fundamentally change research and innovation. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is consolidating its relevant expertise at the…
Top 10 universities offer half the number of sustainability courses
Research conducted by EIT InnoEnergy, the world’s largest sustainable energy accelerator, reveals that the world’s top ten universities including the University of Cambridge and…
Higgs boson decay process is detected
The Higgs boson reached overnight fame in 2012 when it was finally discovered in a jumble of other particles generated at CERN's Large Hadron…
What is common between autonomous driving and COVID19 spread?
Methods used to help robots walk and autonomous cars drive can also help epidemiologists predict the spread of the pandemic. When the COVID-19 pandemic…
Unique SWIR sensor is now in the Institute for Solar Physics
Semi Conductor Devices (SCD) ‒ a global leader in the development and manufacturing of a wide range of cooled and uncooled infrared detectors and…
Advanced fiber optic sensors for special applications
Fiber optic sensors – used in critical applications like detecting fires in tunnels, pinpointing leaks in pipelines and predicting landslides – are about to…
BBC Micro:Bit (V2) board new version released
The BBC Micro:Bit (V2) Board is a brand new, small size, and supercharged version of the popular pocket-sized programmable computer. It has been designed…
Project to resolve mysterious fast radio bursts
A suite of radio antennas, including those making up Caltech's STARE2 (Survey for Transient Astronomical Radio Emission 2) project, together with other ground- and…