Novel electrocatalyst boosts synthesis of urea from CO2 and N2
A research team led by Prof. Zhang Guangjin from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has fabricated a novel InOOH electrocatalyst with unique frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) for efficient urea synthesis at ambi.....»»
DJI’s new Osmo Mobile 6 gimbal boosts your iPhone camera with tracking, stabilization, more
DJI is out with the latest expansion of its popular Osmo lineup of smartphone gimbals. The new Osmo Mobile 6 aims to take your iPhone camera to the next level with advanced stabilization, a new Quick Launch feature, and much more. It’s available t.....»»
Fundamental research improves understanding of new optical materials
Research into the synthesis of new materials could lead to more sustainable and environmentally friendly items such as solar panels and light emitting diodes (LEDs). Scientists from Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University have developed a.....»»
Artist uses AI to generate color palettes from text descriptions
New technique uses an image synthesis model and some JavaScript to work its magic. Enlarge / A series of four example color palettes extracted from short written prompts by Matt DesLauriers. (credit: Matt DesLauriers) A London.....»»
"Glass bubble" nanocarrier boosts effects of combination therapy for pancreatic cancer
Over the past 30 years, progress in early detection and treatment of cancer has helped reduce the overall death rate by more than 30%. Pancreatic cancer, however, has remained difficult to treat. Only 1 in 9 people survive five years after diagnosis,.....»»
Artist uses AI to extract color palettes from text descriptions
New technique uses an image synthesis model and some JavaScript to work its magic. Enlarge / A series of four example color palettes extracted from short written prompts by Matt DesLauriers. (credit: Matt DesLauriers) A London.....»»
Recruiting male allies boosts women at work
When women and men raise their voices together in the workplace, managers are more likely to support gender equity issues, such as equal pay for equal work. That's the finding of a new paper from a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin......»»
The clock speed wars are back as Intel brags about hitting 6 GHz with 13th-gen CPUs
Raptor Lake boosts clocks, cache, and core counts on the same Intel 7 process. Enlarge (credit: Intel) Intel is gearing up to release the first products in its 13th-generation Core processor family, codenamed Raptor Lake. Amon.....»»
Flooded with AI-generated images, some art communities ban them completely
Smaller art communities are banning image synthesis amid a wider art ethics debate. Enlarge / An assortment of robot portraits generated by Stable Diffusion as found on the Lexica search engine. (credit: Lexica) Confronted wit.....»»
With Stable Diffusion, you may never believe what you see online again
AI image synthesis goes open source, with big implications. Enlarge / Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was a cowboy? Stable Diffusion does. (credit: Benj Edwards / Stable Diffusion) AI image generation is here in a big way. A.....»»
Once-in-a-century flowering and seeding of dwarf bamboo boosts mice populations
A research group from Nagoya University in Japan has found that an event that occurs only once every 120 years—the large-scale flowering, seeding, and dying of dwarf bamboo (Sasa borealis)—provides ideal breeding conditions for Japanese field mic.....»»
New reaction facilitates drug discovery
Chemists at ETH Zurich have found a facile method that allows a commonly used building block to be directly converted into other types of important compounds. This expands the possibilities of chemical synthesis and facilitates the search for new pha.....»»
Developing new processes to examine some of the rarest and most toxic elements on Earth
The synthesis and study of radioactive compounds are naturally difficult due to the extreme toxicity of the materials involved, but also because of the cost and scarcity of research isotopes......»»
Intel XeSS massively boosts performance, and it might actually launch soon
Intel showed off the capabilities of Intel XeSS in a deep dive video. The technology delivered a huge performance uplift -- but when will it be released?.....»»
Dynamic evolution of aluminum coordination environments in mordenite zeolite
Zeolites are important in many chemical synthesis and petrochemical processes. The economic and environmental requirements motivate the persisting exploration of the zeolite structure-performance relationship and the rational design of catalysts......»»
Intel leans on more E-cores for performance boosts in leaked 13th-gen CPU lineup
E-cores in desktop CPUs have proven handy for big multi-threaded workloads. Enlarge / A Core i7-12700. A leaked list of Intel's 13th-generation Core desktop CPUs claims that most of them will be getting more E-cores than their 12th-gen.....»»
Two Point Campus: How to increase student happiness
Student Happiness is probably the most important factor in whether or not you will succeed in Two Point Campus. Here's how you can get happiness boosts......»»
Absolute boosts Secure Endpoint portfolio with resilience and intelligence capabilities
Absolute Software has enhanced its Secure Endpoint portfolio, re-enforcing the company’s commitment to empowering customers to strengthen resiliency in today’s work-from-anywhere world. These include end user messaging enhancements, an expanded c.....»»
High-quality superconducting qubits fabricated with CMOS-compatible technologies
Quantum computers promise to dramatically affect selected application fields, including materials synthesis, pharmaceutical drug development, and cybersecurity—to name a few......»»
Intel Raptor Lake boosts performance, but the requirements are staggering
Intel Raptor Lake Core i9-13900K may come with an extra mode that boosts performance while bringing the power consumption to a staggering level......»»
New tRNA promotes synthesis of streptomyces antibiotics
A research team led by Prof. Liu Guangxiu from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has isolated a fast-growing desert streptomycete from an extreme environment in the Badain Jaran Desert,.....»»