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    March 2019
    Mathematics Brings Star Trek's Holodeck Closer to Reality
    Mathematics Brings Star Trek's Holodeck Closer to Reality
    Bilkent University Faculty of Science

    For many years we have been hearing that holographic technology is one step closer to realizing Star Trek's famous Holodeck, a virtual reality stage that simulates any object in 3D as if they are real. Sadly, 3D holographic projection has never been realized. A team of scientists from Bilkent University, Turkey, aga
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    03/26/2019
    Catalyst Advance Removes Pollutants at Low Temperatures

    Yong Wang, Voiland Distinguished Professor, Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering.

    Catalyst Advance Removes Pollutants at Low Temperatures
    Washington State University

    PULLMAN, Wash. - Researchers at Washington State University, University of New Mexico, Eindhoven University of Technology, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a catalyst that can both withstand high temperatures and convert pollutants at near room temperature - an important advance for reducing po
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    03/25/2019
    The Story of Nanotechnology and how Size Really Does Matter

    Cover for "Size Really Does Matter."

    The Story of Nanotechnology and how Size Really Does Matter
    World Scientific

    Nanotechnology is a buzz word many of us have heard but are uncertain as to what it really means. It is an area of research that generated an enormous amount of hype in the early 2000s, and since then has touched on many aspects of our everyday lives without our even realizing. It is a field that brings together as
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    03/22/2019
    Researchers get Humans to Think Like Computers
    Researchers get Humans to Think Like Computers
    Johns Hopkins University

    Computers, like those that power self-driving cars, can be tricked into mistaking random scribbles for trains, fences and even school busses. People aren't supposed to be able to see how those images trip up computers but in a new study, Johns Hopkins University researchers show most people actually can. The findings s
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    03/22/2019
    PEIC Launches New Power Electronics Industry Career Portal
    PEIC Launches New Power Electronics Industry Career Portal
    ANAHEIM, CA – The Power Electronics Industry Collaborative (PEIC), an industry consortium whose members include power electronics OEMs, research organizations, educational institutions, and other industry stakeholders working to further its mission to cultivate an ever more diverse, skilled, and innovative wo
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    03/20/2019
    Cree to Sell Lighting Business to IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Cree to Sell Lighting Business to IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    DURHAM, N.C. - Cree, Inc. announces the execution of a definitive agreement to sell its Lighting Products business unit (“Cree Lighting”), which includes the LED lighting fixtures, lamps and corporate lighting solutions business for commercial, industrial and consumer applications, to IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 
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    03/20/2019
    Scientists Create Reprogrammable Molecular Computing System

    Artist's representation of a DNA computing system.

    Scientists Create Reprogrammable Molecular Computing System
    California Institute of Technology

    Computer scientists at Caltech have designed DNA molecules that can carry out reprogrammable computations, for the first time creating so-called algorithmic self-assembly in which the same "hardware" can be configured to run different "software." In a paper published in Nature on Feb XX, a team
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    03/20/2019
    Brain-Inspired AI Inspires Insights About the Brain

    Context length preference across cortex. An index of context length preference is computed for each voxel in one subject and projected onto that subject's cortical surface. Voxels shown in blue are best modeled using short context, while red voxels are best modeled with long context.

    Brain-Inspired AI Inspires Insights About the Brain
    University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center

    Can artificial intelligence (AI) help us understand how the brain understands language? Can neuroscience help us understand why AI and neural networks are effective at predicting human perception? Research from Alexander Huth and Shailee Jain from The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) suggests both are
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    03/20/2019
    Improved Control of Big Power in Little Motors
    Chinese Association of Automation

    Little motors power everything from small comforts, such as desk fans, to larger safety systems, like oven exhaust systems - but they could be more precise, according to a research team from Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories. An international collaboration from Japan and Massachusetts unveiled an improv
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    03/20/2019
    UnitedSiC announces strategic investment by Analog Devices

    Chris Dries, President and CEO at UnitedSiC

    UnitedSiC announces strategic investment by Analog Devices
    March 18, 2019, Princeton, New Jersey and Norwood, Massachusetts: UnitedSiC, a manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, today announced a strategic investment and long-term supply agreement from Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI).  Terms of the investment and supply agreement were not announced.
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    03/18/2019
    DOE Extends University PPPL Contract

    On March 15, representatives of the US Department of Energy, the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and Princeton University gathered in Nassau Hall on the University campus to sign contracts extending the lease and the primary contract. David McComas, second from right, vice president of PPPL and professor of astrophysical sciences, signed for the University, while Kim Tafe, far right, contracting officer for the DOE-Princeton business management office, signed for the Department of Energy. Also shown, from left: Curt Emmich with the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce; Lou Sadler, assistant chief counsel with DOE; Mike McCann, assistant chief counsel with DOE; Debbie Prentice, Princeton's provost; Kristin Muenzen, Office of the General Counsel, Princeton; Pete Johnson, DOE site office manager at PPPL; Chelle Reno, assistant vice president for operations at PPPL; Laura Troche with the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information; Brian Bozarth, a financial specialist with DOE-Princeton; Marla Larson Williams, a realty specialist with the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information.

    DOE Extends University PPPL Contract
    DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

    The U.S. Department of Energy announced March 15 that Princeton University will continue to manage and operate the DOE's#pl Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, located on Princeton University's Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro, New Jersey. The extended contract, which runs through March 31, 2022, also highlights coll
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    03/18/2019
    Advances Point the Way to Smaller, Safer Batteries
    Advances Point the Way to Smaller, Safer Batteries
    Cornell University

    ITHACA, N.Y.- People don't ask too much from batteries: Deliver energy when it's needed and for as long as it is wanted, recharge quickly and don't burst into flames. A rash of cell phone fires in 2016 jolted consumer confidence in lithium-ion batteries, a technology that helped usher in modern portable electronics
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    03/18/2019
    > 16% Efficiency for Single-Junction Organic Solar Cells

    The J-V characteristics for OSCs based on P2F-EHp:BTPT-4F and P2F-EHp:BTPTT-4F; the chemical structures of active layer components.

    > 16% Efficiency for Single-Junction Organic Solar Cells
    Science China Press

    As a promising technology for renewable energy, organic solar cells (OSCs) have attracted particular interest from both industrial and academic communities. One of the main challenges to promote practical applications of OSCs is their less competitive power conversion efficiency than that of the counterpart ph
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    03/18/2019
    Listening to Quantum Radio

    This quantum chip (1x1 cm big) allows the researchers to listen to the smallest radio signal allowed by quantum mechanics.

    Listening to Quantum Radio
    Delft University of Technology

    Researchers at Delft University of Technology have created a quantum circuit that enables them to listen to the weakest radio signal allowed by quantum mechanics. This new quantum circuit opens the door to possible future applications in areas such as radio astronomy and medicine (MRI). It also enables researchers to
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    03/08/2019
    Nanotechnology and Sunlight for Better Visibility

    In the ETH lab, shining a light through the center of a transparent pane coated with nanoparticles prevents the lit area from fogging.

    Nanotechnology and Sunlight for Better Visibility
    ETH Zurich

    Anyone who skis, wears glasses, uses a camera or drives a car is familiar with the problem: if you come into a humid environment from the cold, your eyewear, camera lens or windshield can quickly fog up. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now developed a new transparent material coating that greatly reduces this ef
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    03/06/2019
    New Reactor-Liner Alloy Material Offers Strength, Resilience

    This is Osman El Atwani (left) and Enrique Martinez at the transmission electron microscope.

    New Reactor-Liner Alloy Material Offers Strength, Resilience
    DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

    LOS ALAMOS, N.M.--A new tungsten-based alloy developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory can withstand unprecedented amounts of radiation without damage. Essential for extreme irradiation environments such as the interiors of magnetic fusion reactors, previously explored materials have thus far been hobbled by
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    03/06/2019
    Tackling Dark Matter, Dark Energy Mysteries With New Grant
    Tackling Dark Matter, Dark Energy Mysteries With New Grant
    University of Kansas

    LAWRENCE -- Can't find your house keys? Frustrated by that sock that seemed to disappear during laundry? Don't feel so bad. It turns out scientists have a hard time detecting some 95 percent of the matter and energy that make up the universe, according to NASA. Indeed, the nature of "dark matter" and &
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    03/06/2019
    Accelerating GaN-on-Silicon Support for 5G Wireless Networks
    Accelerating GaN-on-Silicon Support for 5G Wireless Networks
    MACOM and STMicroelectronics today announced the 2019 expansion of 150mm GaN-on-Silicon production capacity in ST’s fabs, and 200mm as demand requires. The expansion is designed to service the worldwide 5G Telecom buildout. This builds upon the broad GaN-on-Silicon agreement between MACOM and ST announced in earl
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    03/06/2019
    Emerson 2019 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program
    Emerson 2019 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program
    FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Emerson will begin accepting applications for its 2019 ASCO Engineering Scholarship program, which rewards students who have potential for leadership and contributions to the engineering profession. The program awards two $5,000 scholarships to U.S. engineering students, provides $1,000 gr
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    03/05/2019
    Discovering the Next Generation of Catalysts
    Discovering the Next Generation of Catalysts
    Faculty of Science - University of Copenhagen

    The use of solar and wind energy must be doubled to meet the world's demand for clean energy over the next 30 years. Catalysts that can ensure the storage of solar and wind energy in fuels and chemicals will therefore play an increasingly important role. The catalysts that are used today are, however, often bot
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    03/05/2019
    Technology Analyzes Colorless and Transparent Biomaterials

    Professor Jae Eun Jang in the Department of Information and Communication Engineering (left) and Seung-wook Kim, a student in the M.S.-Ph.D. integrated program at DGIST

    Technology Analyzes Colorless and Transparent Biomaterials
    DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)

    DGIST announced that Professor Jae Eun Jang's team in the Department of Information and Communication Engineering developed a biosensor that expresses biomaterials' colors using nano structure and applies a new image signal processing technique. Active R&D has been underway on clarifying relationship with a cert
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    03/05/2019
    Nanoparticles Help Realize 'Spintronic' Devices

    Transmission electron microscope images of MnAs nanoparticles in GaAs.

    Nanoparticles Help Realize 'Spintronic' Devices
    University of Tokyo

    For the first time researchers have demonstrated a new way to perform functions essential to future computation three orders of magnitude faster than current commercial devices. The team lead by Associate Professor Shinobu Ohya, created a nanoscale spintronic semiconductor device that can partially switch between sp
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    03/05/2019
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