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TSMC to Build Chip Fab in Japan

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

After a week of media rumor, leaks and speculation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chip manufacturer, announced in an online earnings briefing Thursday that it would build a semiconductor plant in ...

Oct 15, 2021

The Apple TV 4K drops to $160, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Yes, we know it's October, but the holiday shopping season (apparently) knows no bounds. We're already starting to see early Black Friday deals pop up across the web, so it's not too early to start crossing things off your gift list...

Oct 15, 2021

Fundamental quantum theorem now holds for finite temperatures and not just absolute zero

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Absolute zero − the most appropriate temperature for both quantum experiments and quantum computing − makes it easier

Oct 15, 2021

The Morning After: The best fitness trackers

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Happy Friday! In yesterday’s newsletter, I explained how Apple was thriving in the world of wearables, but not everyone wants so many notification pings and a watch that needs charging daily. There is still very much a place for simpler wearables,...

Oct 15, 2021

New nanowire architectures boost computers' processing power

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Valerio Piazza is creating new 3D architectures built from an inventive form of nanowire. His research aims to push the boundaries of miniaturization and pave the way to more powerful electronic devices. He has just won the 2020 Piaget Scientific ...

Oct 15, 2021

Nanotechnology Offers New Ways to Fight an Endless Pandemic

Scientific American   -   Scientific News Websites

A wave of funding focuses on antiviral nanomaterials as COVID countermeasures -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Oct 15, 2021

Making progress towards quantum technologies based on magnetic molecules

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

An international research team, with the participation of the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol) of the University of Valencia, has achieved spin-electric control in molecular nanomagnets. This fact offers great advantages when preparing quant...

Oct 15, 2021

Researchers Create Silica Nanostructures with a Sophisticated 3D Printer

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Rice University engineers have set the stage for weaving intricate, microscopic patterns of glass or crystal. Delicate structures printed by materials scientists at Rice University as seen in...

Oct 15, 2021

Nanoscale Structures Develop New Metasurfaces Called ‘Metalens’ That Use Narrow Holes Instead of Tall Pillars

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

In a study, researchers developed a new metasurface called "metalens" that uses extremely deep, very narrow holes, instead of extremely tall pillars to focus light into a single site.

Oct 15, 2021

Researchers use AI to Develop Tool for Predicting Cancer Nanomedicine Outcomes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanomedicines may offer clinicians a way to deliver precise, targeted therapy directly to tumors without damaging surrounding tissue. Yet, progress in the development of new drugs that treat cancer at...

Oct 15, 2021

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