Electronic Engineering
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New LightTok chip converts light directly into 'tokens' for AI — slashing energy use in drones and other autonomous machinesA new sensor reduces the amount of energy required for visual imaging by processing light at the point of detection.
By Rich McEachran Published
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'Extreme' transistor can withstand heat of more than 1,000 degrees F — priming it for use in Venus-bound probesA new silicon carbide transistor is designed to avoid low controllability and current leakage, which typically become problematic at high temperatures.
By Fiona Jackson Published
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How small can a transistor get?Life's Little Mysteries How small can a transistor actually get? And is smaller even still the goal?
By Ashley Hamer Pritchard Published
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Planting crops in fields of solar panels is more efficient, protects the plants and helps keep workers cool, study findsA new model simulates the benefits of agrivoltaic farming, in which solar panels and crops share the same land.
By Rebecca Owen Published
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'Beyond human intuition': AI designs chip components 500 times smaller than what engineers could ever imagineThree new AI-designed chip components are just a few micrometers long and go beyond what human engineers have previously envisaged.
By Fiona Jackson Published
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New 2D memory device stores data on just a single electronResearchers build a new memory device following a single-electron storage breakthrough. It could make transferring data faster and more energy-efficient.
By Rich McEachran Published
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AI chip mimics the human brain's capacity for split-second motor control — it solved problems using 10,000 times fewer calculationsA new brain-inspired device is designed to kick AI systems into gear only when they detect something unusual. Could it reduce dependence on power-guzzling data centers?
By Owen Hughes Published
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New 3D silicon chip stacks circuits on top of each other to boost computing powerResearchers have found a way to build a three-layered silicon chip without the chip overheating.
By Rich McEachran Published
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Scientists figured out how to shrink huge ultrafast lasers so they fit on a tiny chip — the 'holy grail' of the fieldScientists have managed to get ultrafast lasers running on tiny chips, paving the way for miniature-but-powerful diagnostic devices.
By Roland Moore-Colyer Published
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