Circle of Circuits
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Can a miniscule worm hold the secret to genetically reversing brain damage?
A team of Hebrew University researchers have successfully used genetic engineering as a first step to what one day may allow scientists to genetically repair damaged brain circuits. The process, which was performed in tiny translucent C. elegans wor.....»»
US billionaire buys SpaceX flight to orbit with 3 others
A U.S. billionaire who made a fortune in tech and fighter jets is buying an entire SpaceX flight and plans to take three people with him to circle the globe this year......»»
Computer scientists set benchmarks to optimize quantum computer performance
Computer scientists have shown that existing compilers, which tell quantum computers how to use their circuits to execute quantum programs, inhibit the computers' ability to achieve optimal performance. Specifically, their research has revealed that.....»»
A benchmark for single-electron circuits
Manipulating individual electrons with the goal of employing quantum effects offers new possibilities and greater precision in electronics. However, these single-electron circuits are governed by the laws of quantum mechanics, meaning that deviations.....»»
Observing chiral edge states in gapped nanomechanical graphene
Edge states are an emerging concept in physics and have been explored as an efficient strategy to manipulate electrons, photons and phonons for next-generation hybrid electro-optomechanical circuits. Scientists have used gapless chiral edge states in.....»»
Logitech Circle View Wired Doorbell review: It’s very Apple
Logitech's Apple-users-only Video Doorbell is the first to use Apple's Secure Video protocol. It's a bold move......»»
Leatec may raise quotes for ceramic substrates
Taiwan-based Leatec Fine Ceramics, a dedicated maker of aluminum and ceramic substrates needed for manufacturing chip resistors, is mulling raising its quotes in the wake of a recent 15% price hike enforced by its Chinese peer Chaozhou Three-Circle G.....»»
GridTape: An automated electron microscopy platform
How are networks of neurons connected to make functional circuits? This has been a long standing question in neuroscience. To answer this fundamental question, researchers from Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School developed a new way.....»»
Researchers fabricate arrays of atomically smooth iron-coated silicon pyramids with unusual magnetic properties
Ultra-small integrated circuits have revolutionized mobile phones, home appliances, cars, and other everyday technologies. To further miniaturize electronics and enable advanced functions, circuits must be reliably fabricated in three dimensions. Ach.....»»
Intel’s Stacked Nanosheet Transistors Could Be the Next Step in Moore’s Law
Process that builds two transistors—one directly atop the other—will boost chip density The logic circuits behind just about every digital device today rely on a pairing of two types of transistors—NMOS and PMOS. The same voltage signal t.....»»
New curriculum improves students" understanding of electric circuits in schools
Life without electricity is something that is no longer imaginable. Whether it be a smartphone, hair-dryer or a ceiling lamp—the technical accomplishments we hold dear all require electricity. Although every child at school learns that electricity.....»»
Twenty years later, Dungeons & Dragons gets another movie adaptation
Co-director clinches a Freaks & Geeks full-circle conclusion. Enlarge / Here's to hoping Wizards of the Coast leans into Chris Pine's casting in the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons film and slaps him into an official rulebook. (credit: Aurich Lawson.....»»