Credit: AI-generated image Yahya Sinwar, the former leader of the Hamas militant organization, was killed by the Israeli military in the south Gazan city of Rafah in October 2024. Given…
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Lawrence Livermore supercomputer is crowned world’s speediest
by Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Bay Area has just won a coveted crown in computing, with a massive new machine at Lawrence Livermore…
Creating compact near-sensor computing chips via 3D integration of 2D materials
Characterization of 2D materials and fabrication process flow for M3D integration. a, Optical image of a 2-inch sapphire wafer with MOCVD-grown MoS2. Scale bar, 2.5 cm (1 inch) b, The corresponding Raman…
Crowdsourcing system aims to map wildfires in seconds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The 2023 blaze in Lahaina, Hawaii, which claimed more than 100 lives and burned 6,500 acres of land across Maui, is a tragic example of how…
Repurposed RFID tags allow for battery-free sensing and tracking
Credit: Hana Tobias, Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego Data is power. According to Dinesh Bharadia, an associate professor at UC San Diego in the Department of Electrical and Computer…
Leaf beetles inspire novel water-resistant surface using concave structures
Credit: Advanced Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202409389 Superhydrophobicity is defined as the property that allows water to easily roll off without penetrating the surface. This property has numerous applications across various…
Japan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers and cut emissions
This illustration taken from the government’s official YouTube video shows a conveyor belt road. Credit: Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism via AP Japan is planning to build…
Drone with its own ‘nervous system’ trialed by scientists
Nervous system visible in drone. Credit: University of Southampton Scientists are testing a drone fitted with its own “nervous system” which they claim can keep it operating in the sky…
