Month: August 2022

According to University of St Andrews research, a special form of light created using an ancient Namibian gem could unlock the secrets to new light-based quantum computer systems that could solve long-standing scientific mysteries. This research was done in collaboration with scientists from Harvard University in the US, Macquarie University, Australia and Aarhus University, Denmark. […]

For decades, the only way to solve games was to solve two-player board games such as checkers and chess-like ones. The game outcome can be accurately and efficiently predicted using an artificial intelligence (AI), search technique, and collecting massive amounts of gameplay statistics. This method and technique can’t be directly applied to puzzle-solving because puzzles are usually […]

Russia launched a hypersonic rocket at a Ukrainian weapons depot in the west. Although it may sound alarming, the Russian technology used to launch that attack was not very advanced. But, Russia, China and the United States are working together to develop next-generation hypersonic weapons, which pose a serious threat to national security and global security. I am an aerospace […]

One bacterium’s sound Farbod Alijani’s Delft University of Technology team (TU Delft), was initially investigating the basic mechanics of graphene when a strange idea struck them. They were curious to see what would happen if graphene, an extremely sensitive material, came in contact with one biological object. Alijani says graphene, a type of carbon that is composed […]

This is a revolutionary way to generate electricity from solar energy. This means that solar energy can be used to generate electricity no matter what season or weather conditions. It is a closed system which can operate without causing CO2 emissions,” said Kasper Moth Poulsen, Chalmers Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. The new technology is based […]

Photodetectors are sensors that convert light into electricity. These technologies include cameras, solar panels and fiber optics. Photodetectors are becoming smaller and more affordable due to the shrinking of their semiconductor chips. However, current manufacturing techniques and materials are limiting miniaturization and forcing compromises between performance and size. The traditional manufacturing of semiconductor chips has many drawbacks […]

“This work is the first step towards our ultimate destination-to create a micro-scale camera to microrobots,” Sidong Lei assistant professor of Physics, who led this research. “We demonstrate the principle and feasibility of this new type image sensor, with an emphasis on miniaturization. Lei’s team used Nanotechnology to create the foundation for the biomimetic artificial sight […]

For a small percentage of map users, flaws are hidden beneath the surface. Maps that show buildings without their exact addresses are confusing for precision-minded users. Perhaps they show an exact address but are applied to multiple buildings. Maybe the building doesn’t have an address. Perhaps a map was created with an anomaly not seen on any other map. Even […]

The information age has brought the world smart phones, lightning-fast computers, and the internet over the past 60 years. The ability to pack more transistors onto a computer chip every 2 years has made this possible. This means that billions of transistors can fit on a fingernail-sized device. Individual atoms can be counted and observed within these […]

Perovskite solar cell are an interesting alternative. They can be printed with inks and are low-cost, lightweight, efficient, flexible, and thin. However, they are less efficient than silicon solar cells and more importantly, have a lower stability rate, which can cause them to fail in normal environmental conditions. These problems may be solved by new metal-containing […]