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Taiwan's TSMC begins mass production of 3nm chips

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Taiwanese tech giant TSMC said Thursday it had started mass production of its 3-nanometre chips, among the most advanced to come to market.

Dec 29, 2022

Silkworm inspires quicker, simpler method of nanofiber production

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanofibers have recently been utilized in many applications, ranging from wound dressings to air filters to high-strength composite materials. Scientists have now developed a faster and simpler method of producing those fibers, which was inspired ...

Dec 28, 2022

PsiQuantum Progress to Photonic Million Qubit Quantum Computers | NextBigFuture.com

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I was at a Q2B conference presentation by PsiQuantum on their work to develop fault-tolerant over one million qubit quantum computers. They are developing new optical and photonic components to achieve truly breakthrough capabilities. They have a ...

Dec 28, 2022

China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts

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Jutting out from the coast of China’s Fujian province, Changbiao Island may seem small and unremarkable. It is anything but. This is where the China National Nuclear Corp. is building two fast-neutron nuclear breeder reactors, the first of which i...

Dec 28, 2022

High-visibility quantum interference between two independent semiconductor quantum dots achieved

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This year's Nobel Prize in Physics celebrated the fundamental interest of quantum entanglement, and also envisioned the potential applications in "the second quantum revolution"—a new age when we are able to manipulate the weirdness...

Dec 28, 2022

A greener internet of things with no wires attached

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Emerging forms of thin-film device technologies that rely on alternative semiconductor materials, such as printable organics, nanocarbon allotropes and metal oxides, could contribute to a more economically and environmentally sustainable internet ...

Dec 28, 2022

DNA origami system creates tiny, self-assembling pots and vases

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Researchers have developed a new open-source program that can convert drawings or digital models into nanoscale sculptures made of DNA. In tests, the system nailed rounded objects like vases and bowls.

Dec 28, 2022

“A Big Deal” – Physicists Solve 20-Year Mystery of Stable Chiral Nanostructures

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have finally succeeded in building a long-sought nanoparticle structure, opening the door to new materials with special properties.

Dec 27, 2022

Your Cellphone Will Be a Satphone

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In 2023, you or someone you know will be able to send a text message through space. Late in 2022, hardware behemoths Huawei and Apple released cellular telephones capable of texting on traditional satellite-communications networks. A pair of ambit...

Dec 27, 2022

Razzmatazz review: A delightful (and delightfully pink) drum machine

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Earlier this year 1010music released the Lemondrop and Fireball, two surprisingly full-featured synths in unbelievably tiny packages. The company’s Nanobox lineup covers a lot of ground between those two instruments, but neither was particularly w...

Dec 27, 2022

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