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Towards novel promising perovskite-type ferroelectric materials: High-pressure synthesis of rubidium niobate

Capacitors are crucial components in electronic devices such as smartphones and computers. They are made of dielectric materials that polarize on the application of the voltage. Currently, barium titanate (BaTiO3) is the most widely used material for.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekApr 25th, 2024

Report: Apple halts work on Vision Pro, aims to release cheaper Vision headset next year

Apple is reportedly working on a cheaper, cut-down version of the Apple Vision Pro, scheduled to arrive by the end of 2025, according to The Information. At the same time, the publication says development work on a second-generation high-end model of.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Reports: Apple is halting its next high-end Vision in favor of something cheaper

Finding a lower-price replacement for its high-end displays could be difficult. Enlarge (credit: Samuel Axon) A report by tech news site The Information suggests that Apple is shifting its augmented reality priorities. T.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

5 surprises from Tesla"s high-stakes shareholders meeting

Tesla shareholders voted for Elon Musk's $56 billion payout by a surprising margin. And there were other surprises at the meeting: surging Cybertruck production, a robot future and Donald Trump's phone calls......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Apple Vision Pro sequel stalls as work on cheaper consumer headset continues

Apple's follow-up to the Apple Vision Pro may not be a high-end model, with work allegedly halted on the premium replacement in favor of a cheaper alternative.Apple Vision ProHalf a year after the release of the Apple Vision Pro, Apple is considering.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Searing heat scorches US from Chicago to East Coast

Extreme heat and high humidity smothered the central and northeastern United States on Tuesday, with temperature records expected to melt away in the coming days, authorities warned, as wildfires sizzled in the west......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Rethinking English essay scores

To get high scores on essay writing tests, learners of English as a foreign language need to focus on good arguments more than on complex grammar. The Kobe University finding challenges conventional approaches to test preparation and scoring rubrics......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Power demand peaks in northern India heat wave

Searing heat wave temperatures in northern India pushed power demand to a record high, the government said Tuesday, with residents of the capital New Delhi also struggling with water shortages......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

High fliers: Pleasure-seeking parrots are using aromatic plants, stinky ants and alcohol to preen themselves

Birds have been known to seek out pungent chemicals for various reasons. Some consume fermented fruits with gusto and suffer the ill effects. Others expose themselves to ants, but only the stinky kind. These ants produce useful antimicrobials and ins.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Backdoor method creates high-entropy material at lower temperatures

Entropy is a hot mess. Randomness and disorder are not exactly virtues in science. Yet it turns out, a sloppy jumble of differently sized atoms can do a better job stabilizing certain nanocrystals than a tidy arrangement of such elements. These so-ca.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Collaborative approaches improve materials informatics workforce training

A wide range of innovative products, from biomedical implants to aerospace composites, come from research in materials informatics (MI)—the combination of machine learning, artificial intelligence and computational methodologies with materials scie.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Researchers film energy materials as they form

Shooting a movie in the lab requires special equipment. Especially when the actors are molecules—invisible to the naked eye—reacting with each other......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

New technique achieves visualization of instantaneous states of materials in high-speed devices

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed an ultrafast time-resolved scanning electron microscopy instrument by integrating a scanning electron microscope with a femtosecond laser. This innovative system facilitates the observation of the i.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

New method enhances X-ray microscopy for detecting tiny defects

X-ray microscopes are essential for examining components and materials because they can be used to detect changes and details in the material. Until now, however, it has been difficult to detect small cracks or tiny inclusions in the images......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Best Samsung tablet deals: Discounted tablets as low as $150

We've picked out all the best Samsung tablet deals currently available, and they range from budget friendly to high-end options......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Researchers observe a large anomalous Hall effect triggered by spin-fluctuating devil"s staircase

A research group from University of Tsukuba has discovered that fluctuations of electron spins in magnetic materials trigger a large anomalous Hall effect during phase transition known as the devil's staircase magnetic transition......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Biomechanics of sound production in high-pitched classical singing

Opera singers have to use the extreme limits of their voice range. Many pedagogical and scientific sources suggest that the highest pitches reached in classical singing can only be produced with a so-called "whistle" voice register, in analogy to ult.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

There are now two ways to stream Steam VR games to Apple Vision Pro

In relatively recent days, two projects to stream Steam VR games from your high-end gaming PC have arrived on the Apple Vision Pro App Store, and they're both pretty good.Xbox Elite controller and Apple Vision ProWe discussed ALVR in February when th.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

A sleep apnea collar enhances diagnostics of canine sleep-disordered breathing

Sufficient, high-quality sleep is important to the welfare of dogs. During sleep-disordered breathing, airflow is obstructed, and the body does not get enough oxygen......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Ultraviolet-absorbing film shows promise in controlling insecticide-resistant thrips in Chinese agriculture

A research team has found that field populations of the thrips Megalurothrips usitatus and Thrips palmi in China have developed high resistance to multiple insecticides, presenting significant control challenges. By utilizing ultraviolet-absorbing fi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Strange metal state discovered in hydrogen-rich compound of lanthanum under pressure

Researchers from Skoltech, Jilin University and Beijing HPSTAR in China, and their German colleagues have synthesized and studied a new type of hydrogen-rich superconductor. Technically referred to as an A15-type lanthanum superhydride, with the form.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024