Here comes the Faraday fabric
You don’t have to buy into 5G conspiracy theories to think that you could do with a little less radiation in your life. One way of blocking radiation is a Faraday cage, but this is usually a metal mesh of some kind, making everyday use difficul.....»»
Futuristic coating for hospital fabrics and activewear kills COVID and E. coli
UBC researchers have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic coating for almost any fabric that decreases the infectivity of the virus that causes COVID-19 by up to 90 percent......»»
Faraday monthly revenue tops NT$1 billion
Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider partnering mainly with United Microelectronics (UMC), saw its monthly revenue exceed NT$1 billion (US$35.9 million) for the first time in January 2022......»»
Meta is building a massive AI supercomputer for the metaverse
As it sits today, the system is comprised of 760 Nvidia DGX A100 systems (6,080 GPUs) linked using Nvidia Quantum 1600 Gb/s InfiniBand two-level Clos fabric that has no oversubscription......»»
Method of molecular-level control can double the efficiency of widely used industrial catalysts
The science of catalysis—the acceleration of a chemical reaction—is perhaps not the most recognizable branch of study, but it is absolutely embedded into the fabric of modern society......»»
Secure your hair in style with the best scrunchies
Trying to keep up with the latest fashion craze can be difficult, but you can never go wrong with a scrunchie. Scrunchies have miraculously made their way through the ever-changing trends and gone from vintage to modern. Scrunchies are fabric-cover.....»»
Clothes dryers are an underappreciated source of airborne microfibers
No one likes when their favorite clothes develop holes or unravel after many laundry cycles. But what happens to the fragments of fabric and stitching that come off? Although it's known that washing clothes releases microfibers into wastewater, it's.....»»
Sustainable silk material for biomedical, optical, food supply applications
While silk is best known as a component in clothes and fabric, the material has plentiful uses, spanning biomedicine to environmental science. In Applied Physics Reviews, researchers from Tufts University discuss the properties of silk and recent and.....»»
Celebrating Magical Realism and Fantasy in Dickinson
Hawkeye and Dickinson both bend the fabric of reality as part of the narrative, taking their respective genres to new heights.This story contains spoilers for Dickinson.Hailee Steinfeld headlines two TV shows this month that incorporate fantastical e.....»»
Rolling media coverage of missing persons cases can add to the trauma for all families left behind
The public has been privy to live footage of police operations. New South Wales police, dressed in overalls, scoured dense bushland to retrieve a small piece of fabric. Reports suggested the yet-to-be-analysed fabric may be linked to the case of miss.....»»
COVID-19 accelerated many changes impacting rural communities, and we need to support their resilience
Rural Canada is vital to the socio-economic fabric of this country......»»
Smart textiles: High performance, breathable fabric to power small electronics
The triboelectric effect is a phenomenon where a charge is generated on two dissimilar materials when the materials are moved apart after being in contact with each other. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) use this effect to convert mechanical mot.....»»
Give yourself a dry cleaning experience at home with the best steamers
Steaming your clothes will not only smooth out wrinkles much more efficiently and rapidly than an iron, but it will also protect the fabric and shape of your garments. Choosing a steamer that is powerful, compact, and durable is so essential in mai.....»»
Syncing Hyperledger Fabric StateDB (CouchDB) to Elasticsearch
Hyperledger Fabric is fully decentralized. To store world state it uses a key-value database, like for example, CouchDB. Retrieval of data from CouchDB becomes a bottleneck when complex queries are run on that database. So, ELK (Elasticsearch-Logstas.....»»
Gartner: 8 security trends facing the enterprise
As organizations become less centralized they face new security challenges that require new ways of addressing threats that will change the basic fabric of network security, according to Gartner analysts.A persistent challenge adapting to these ch.....»»
Seminal Michael Faraday paper digitally stored in fluorescent dyes
The dyes are cheap to make, but they can't be read without a special microscope. Harvard researchers have developed a data-storage approach based on mixtures of fluorescent dyes that are printed onto an epoxy surface in tiny spots. The mix.....»»
A rare feat: Material protects against both biological and chemical threats
A Northwestern University research team has developed a versatile composite fabric that can deactivate both biological threats, such as the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and chemical threats, such as those used in chemical warfare. A materi.....»»
"Double" galaxy mystifies Hubble astronomers
Gazing into the universe is like looking into a funhouse mirror. That's because gravity warps the fabric of space, creating optical illusions......»»
Liquid metal coating creates effective antiviral, antimicrobial fabric
An international team of researchers has used liquid gallium to create an antiviral and antimicrobial coating and tested it on a range of fabrics, including facemasks. The coating adhered more strongly to fabric than some conventional metal coatings,.....»»
Razer says its new finger sleeves can make you a better mobile gamer
The Razer Gaming Finger Sleeve is made of smooth, high-sensitivity fabric that enhances wearers’ aim and control in mobile titles. It's also just 0.8mm thick and breathable, so your digits shouldn’t become sweaty during prolonged use......»»
A Flexible Fabric Could Harden into a Temporary House or Bridge
Ancient chain mail served as an inspiration for a highly unusual material that might one day lead to such applications -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»