Shaken, not stirred: Ultrafast skyrmion reshuffling
Smaller, faster, more energy-efficient: future requirements to computing and data storage are hard to fulfill and alternative concepts are continuously explored. Small magnetic textures, so-called skyrmions, may become an ingredient in novel memory a.....»»
Efficient synthesis of indole derivatives, an important component of most drugs, allows the development of new drugs
A research group at Nagoya University in Japan has successfully developed an ultrafast and simple synthetic method for producing indole derivatives. Their findings are expected to make drug production more efficient and increase the range of potentia.....»»
Furious Microsoft boss says confidence in UK "severely shaken"
Stopping it buying gaming giant marks firm's "darkest day" in UK, as it says EU a better place to start a business......»»
Hot electron electrochemistry with ultrafast laser pulses
Laser-induced electrochemical deposition of metals on metals relies possibly on thermal and defect generation effects. When semiconductor substrates are chosen, locally photogenerated electrons can reduce metal ions resulting in metallic surface stru.....»»
China"s status as world manufacturing base hard to buck
The position of China as the world's largest manufacturing base can hardly be shaken in the short term despite the ongoing global supply chain restructuring and the emergence of short chains under the intensifying US-China trade and tech wars, accord.....»»
Research team develops multifunctional vortex beam for UV-visible spectra
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is driving exponential growth in data transmission, and cost-effective, ultrafast, and compact optical communication technologies are urgently needed to manage the exploding data transmission volume. Vortex beams, whi.....»»
Tesla slashing SiC use in EVs undermining Chinese makers" ambition
Tesla's decision to significantly reduce SiC components in EVs has already shaken the Chinese capital market's confidence in the development of the country's SiC semiconductor industry, according to industry sources in China......»»
Bloomberg: Apple reshuffling its sales organization ‘to put a bigger focus on India’
Apple is revamping its international sales strategies “to put a bigger focus on India,” according to a new report from Bloomberg. As part of this reshuffle, India will become its own “sales region” at Apple for the first time. more… The p.....»»
Coherent phonon-induced gigahertz optical birefringence realized in strontium titanate
Using ultrafast time-resolved pump detection technology, researchers led by Prof. Sheng Zhigao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have realized the gigahertz (GHz) frequency birefringence modulati.....»»
No, ChatGPT isn’t going to cause another GPU shortage
ChatGPT's explosion in popularity has stirred up some fears that another GPU shortage is on the horizon, but gamers don't need to worry......»»
New study opens the door to ultrafast 2D devices that use nonequilibrium exciton superdiffusion
Bound electron-hole pairs, or excitons, are the workhorses in layered transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductors. Like the negative and positive charge carriers from which it forms, the exciton exhibits great mobility that ultrafast transient dif.....»»
Two-beam ultrafast laser scribing of ultrafine graphene patterns
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 was awarded for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy. Inspired by this work, scientists at Institute of Photonic Chips (IPC), University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) have develop.....»»
Gene cluster reshuffling drives natural sunscreen evolution in lichens
A new study reveals that the evolution of sunscreen pigments in lichen-forming fungi has been governed by the reshuffling of existing enzyme genes and novel accessory genes into new gene clusters......»»
Ultrafast control of spins in a microscope
Researchers at EPFL have developed a new technique that can visualize and control the rotation of a handful of spins arranged in a vortex-like texture at the fastest speed ever achieved. The breakthrough can advance "spintronics," a technology that i.....»»
Using ultrafast laser flashes to generate and measure the shortest electron pulse to date
By using ultrafast laser flashes, scientists at the University of Rostock in collaboration with researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart have generated and measured the shortest electron pulse to date. The electro.....»»
A new ultrafast camera with multiple applications
In their laboratory at the Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Professor Jinyang Liang and his colleagues are developing a new ultrahigh-speed single-pixel camera......»»
Phylogenetic bracketing suggests some dinosaurs" neuron density was equal to that of modern primates
Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel, with Vanderbilt University, has shaken up the paleontology community with a study she conducted that resulted in evidence of some dinosaurs having neuron density in their brains equal to that of some modern pri.....»»
Quora wants to help you talk like ChatGPT
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has shaken the industry, and Quora is among the handful of companies urgently playing catchup......»»
Ultrafast and ultra-sensitive protein detection method allows for early disease diagnoses
Protein detection based on antigen–antibody reactions is vital in early diagnosis of a wide range of diseases. How to effectively detect proteins, however, has frequently bedeviled researchers. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have discover.....»»
Apple suppliers accelerate buildup outside China, analysts say
India and Vietnam are emerging as Apple Inc.'s next manufacturing hubs as assembly partners seek to add resilience to a supply chain heavily centered on China and shaken by its geopolitical and health challenges......»»
Singapore"s crypto ambitions shaken by FTX collapse
Users call for more regulation after state fund writes off investment in fallen cryptocurrency exchange......»»