Breaking the Latency Barrier

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Can Two-dimensional Semiconductors Created Using Liquid Metals Forestall Moore’s Law's Demise?

As the semiconductor industry witnesses the winding down of the expectation that the number of transistors that can be shoehorned into silicon microchips will double every couple of years, researchers are coming up with new ways to keep the effect of Moore’s Law rolling along. One such method with exciting prospects employs liquid…

Fake News Is a Huge Problem, Unless It’s Not

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The Problem of Filter Bubbles Hasn’t Gone Away

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