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Graphene Pushes Skyrmions Closer to Data Storage Reality

1 Ιουνίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Discoverer of giant magnetoresistance leads team that creates another giant magnetic effect for potential data storage applications Image: Nature Materials Adding a coat of graphene to magnetic materials such as cobalt or nickel could produce a new form of data storage. The spin configurations of carbon, cobalt, and nickel atoms…

Wall Street Tries Shortwave Radio to Make High-Frequency Trades Across the Atlantic

1 Ιουνίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Financial firms hope radio can execute trades faster than fiber optic cables Photo: Bob Van Valzah In 2010, the company Spread Networks completed a fiber-optic cable linking two key trading hubs: Chicago and New York (or rather New Jersey, where Wall Street has its computerized trading equipment). That cable, built…

Simple Robots Perform Complex Tasks With Environmental Modifications

31 Μαΐου 2018 by paulkokos

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Robots learn to modify their environment to make the impossible possible Photo: University of Pennsylvania/ModLab There’s an expectation in robotics that in order to be useful, robots have to be able to adapt to unstructured environments. Unstructured environments generally refer to places outside of a robotics lab or other controlled…

Bioengineers Aim to Break Big Ag’s Addiction to Fertilizers

31 Μαΐου 2018 by paulkokos

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Designer microbes could replace the chemical fertilizers that contribute to climate change Photo: GinkGo Bioworks .article-detail figure.rt { clear:none; } .mobileShow { display: none;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px){ .mobileShow { display: inline;} } .mobileHide { display: inline;}…

What's the Best City for Software Engineers?

31 Μαΐου 2018 by paulkokos

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Hint: it's not San Jose or San Francisco Photo: iStockphoto If you’re a software engineer, where should you live to maximize your income? Moving and storage company SpareFoot sliced what it says was an exclusive batch of data obtained from ZipRecruiter covering the 30 days ending 1 May 2018. SpareFoot offers…

Drone Delivery Becomes a Reality in Remote Pacific Islands

31 Μαΐου 2018 by paulkokos

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In Vanuatu, delivery drones will fly vaccines to isolated villages beginning in September Photo: UNICEF Currently, health workers in Vanuatu often hike over mountains to deliver vaccines--but drones can fly over them. This September, delivery drones will begin to fly the friendly skies of Vanuatu. And this isn’t a one-shot…

Tiny Robots in Disguise Combat Bacteria in the Blood

30 Μαΐου 2018 by paulkokos

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Miniature robots cloaked in platelets and red blood cells can clear bacterial infections in the blood Image: Esteban-Fernández de Ávila/ Science Robotics MRSA bacteria (spheres) attached to the biohybrid nanorobots. Researchers have come up with all sorts of ways to propel tiny robots deep into the human body to perform…

Fujitsu’s CMOS Digital Annealer Produces Quantum Computer Speeds

30 Μαΐου 2018 by paulkokos

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While quantum computer makers struggle to bring down costs, the Japanese computer giant has created a dedicated silicon chip to match quantum computer performance Photo: Fujitsu Fujitsu has designed a new computer architecture running on silicon that the company claims rivals that of quantum computers in utility. Dubbed the Digital…

How to optimize filter designs for 5G mobile front-ends

30 Μαΐου 2018 by paulkokos

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Learn how to use OnScale Cloud CAE to optimize acoustic wave filters for 5G RFFEs Filters for 5G networks must operate to 6 GHz and beyond. Filter technologies like FBARs, SMRs, and TC-SAWs will help enable these advancements and create a new $20B market. However, the traditional design and optimization…

Oh, Intel, Not #YouToo? Age Discrimination Investigation Underway

30 Μαΐου 2018 by paulkokos

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EEOC investigating Intel’s 2015 and 2016 layoffs; class action suit may follow Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In March, ProPublica and Mother Jones published a report detailing employee claims that IBM’s layoff strategy in recent years has been designed to lower the age of its workforce. Two weeks ago, word came that…

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