Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A small number of electric vehicles in Florida burst into flame during flooding caused by Hurricane Ian, and the fires are raising awareness about a previously little-known safety issue for the millions of Americans who have bought or are thinking of buying an EV. They are also generating political heat, with…
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This simple machine that uses the surface tension of water to grab and manipulate microscopic objects. Credit: Manoharan Lab/Harvard SEAS The next generation of phones and wireless devices will need new antennae to access higher and higher frequency ranges. One way to make antennae that work at tens of gigahertz—the frequencies needed for 5G and…
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The transistor-free compute-in-memory architecture permits three computational tasks essential for AI applications: search, storage, and neural network operations. Credit: Nano Letters (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c03169 Artificial intelligence presents a major challenge to conventional computing architecture. In standard models, memory storage and computing take place in different parts of the machine, and data must move from its…
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Dive Temporary: Amazon on Thursday stated its third quarter retail e-commerce gross sales rose 7% 12 months over 12 months to $53.5 billion, as bodily retailer gross sales rose 10% to $4.7 billion. Income from companies grew extra, with market vendor companies up 18 % to $28.7 billion, promoting up 25% to $9.5 billion and…
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With the trouncing of the San Francisco 49ers by the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Sunday, it’s honest to say that Infineon Applied sciences had a significantly better week than the Niners. In spite of everything, Infineon used Levi’s Stadium, the 49ers’ house, to host its annual OktoberTech occasion. OktoberTech is performed in a number of…
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Hijacking of social media accounts has reached epidemic proportions within the final 12 months, in keeping with the Id Theft Useful resource Heart. The non-profit which supplies help to the victims of id theft revealed in its 2022 Shopper Influence Report that social media takeovers have enhance 1,000% through the interval. In a survey of…
Bill Gates-backed TerraPower announces feasibility study to explore sites for 5 new nuclear reactors
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TerraPower’s lab tests the equipment and processes for next-generation nuclear reactors. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Bill Gates-backed TerraPower announced on Thursday that it’s going to conduct a feasibility study to explore locations for up to five of its next-generation nuclear power reactors. The study will be done in partnership with PacifiCorp, a Portland-based…
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Bill Gates speaks with Rodi Guidero, Breakthrough Energy executive director and managing partner, at the 2022 Breakthrough Energy Summit. (Breakthrough Energy / Steven Walter Photo) Inside a Seattle waterfront center cloaked in wildfire smoke, climate tech innovators and investors came together this week at the Breakthrough Energy Summit. The event was a chance to share…
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Gabbi CEO and founder Kaitlin Christine. (Gabbi Photo) Gabbi, a Portland, Ore.-based startup building a tool to help women assess their risk for breast cancer, raised $4.4 million. Gabbi’s breast cancer risk calculator is also designed to propose a health action plan. The company aims to launch its product in the beginning of 2023 as…
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Surveying windows for re-use must include an assessment of the condition of the frame, gaskets and sealing strips, fittings and insulating panes. Credit: SINTEF The construction industry generates a lot of waste, and both rehabilitation and new projects require large amounts of materials. Currently, we mainly use new building materials, which are in turn made…