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This New Study Shows The Way To Unlock Full Potential Of Graphene

New research reveals why the ‘supermaterial’ graphene has not transformed electronics as promised, and shows how to double its performance and finally harness its...

New Device Widens Light Beams by 400 Times, Opening New Possibilities in Science and Technology

By using light waves instead of electric current to transmit data, photonic chips (circuits for light) have advanced fundamental research in many areas from...

A New Way to Provide Cooling Without Power

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a new way of providing cooling on a hot, sunny day, using inexpensive materials and...

If you want to replicate physical objects for virtual reality, just turn on your smartphone

Process of capturing and reproducing realistic, real-world objects for any virtual environment is complex and time-consuming. Imagine using a conventional camera with a built-in...

A Big Step Toward the Practical Application of 3D Holography With High-Performance Computers

Japanese computer scientists have developed a special purpose computer that can project high-quality three-dimensional (3D) holography as video. The research team led by Tomoyoshi...

Shedding a new light on optical trapping and tweezing

When you shine a beam of light on your hand, you won’t feel much, except for a little bit of heat generated by that...

Thyristor / SCR Tutorial – Basics, Description and Applications

Thyristor / SCR Thyristor (often called as a Silicon Controlled Rectifier, SCR) – a semiconductor, bistate (on, off) electronic component. Its principle of operation resembles...

Smartphone-based system allows detection of dangerous lead levels in tap water

Researchers from the University of Houston have created an inexpensive way of detecting dangerous levels of lead in tap water below the safety threshold...

Human body may soon act as a Smart Devices’ battery source

Sooner or later smart devices may be able to use human body as their energy source. This milestone could be reached with the help...

A newly developed, sandwich-like photoelectrode is able to pick about 85 percent of visible light

Researchers from RIES, Japan (Research Institute for Electronic Science at Hokkaido University) have developed a photoelectrode that is able to pick about 85% of...

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