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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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High-powered lasers can wirelessly charge drones mid-flightChinese researchers have successfully charged a drone using just a laser, in a breakthrough that could change how we approach unmanned flight
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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.
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New sodium metal battery design charges in just 4 minutes and retains its capacity for yearsChinese researchers say they have overcome one of the trickiest problems of battery chemistry by developing a special gel.
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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.
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