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Samsung Electronics Co. announced the development of a 16-gigabit (Gb) DDR5 DRAM built using the industry’s first 12-nanometer (nm)-class process technology. The company also announced the completion of product evaluation for compatibility…

The virtual reality (VR) concept is not a new fad. Companies have been making VR systems for decades. The earliest setups were merely LCD screens positioned inside a headset with basic optics. Resolutions on early systems were ¼ VGA or…

Supply chains can't get a break. The summer heat has dissipated, but experts expect hundreds of millions of new cases of COVID to cause major disruptions again. In the past, Beijing wouldn't tolerate even small numbers of infections…

EPFL researchers developed a method that allows a flapping-wing robot to land autonomously on a horizontal perch using a claw-like mechanism. The act of perching is a delicate balance of timing, high-impact forces, speed, and precision.…

Most new methods of developing materials created in the lab are not suited for industrial-scale use. Researchers at The Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo developed a cheap and straightforward method of bonding…

Displacement often serves as the intermediate physical quantity of various sensors in terms of their testability. Most sensors transform the quantity to be measured, including force, deformation, acceleration, angle, etc., into detectable…

A study by MIT economists suggests an optimal policy would include a (modest) tax on robots to combat the effects of automation on income inequality in the U.S. Favored by Bill Gates, the rationale is that taxing the companies using…

The uproar regarding TikTok isn't new. What is new is that a new spending bill bans the social media site from most U.S. government devices. The $1.7 trillion spending package includes requirements for the Biden administration to…

I had a dog named Murphy that could predict earthquakes. About an hour before they happened, Murphy would grow agitated—crazed, warning me that something was coming. Researchers from Brown and MIT are teaming up to use an advanced ML…

Will white LEDs lose their light source superiority? Seems so. A 2D photonic crystal or nano-antenna is a structure in which nano-sized particles are arranged periodically on a substrate. With irradiation, combining a nano-antenna with a …