Technologies
Nano Switch Hint at Future Chips
by Darren Waters - BBC News
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Researchers have built the world’s smallest transistor - one atom thick and 10 atoms wide - out of a material that could one day replace silicon.
The transistor, essentially an on/off switch, has been made using graphene, a two-dimensional material first discovered only four years […]
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How It Works: The Flying Laser Cannon
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by Eric Adams
Boeing’s new laser cannon can melt a hole in a tank from five miles away and 10,000 feet up—and it’s ready to fly this year.
Creating a laser that can melt a soda can in a lab is a finicky enough task. Later this year, scientists will put a […]
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Nerve-tapping Neckband Used in ‘Telepathic’ Chat
by Tom Simonite
NewScientist.com - A neckband that translates thought into speech by picking up nerve signals has been used to demonstrate a “voiceless” phone call for the first time.
With careful training a person can send nerve signals to their vocal cords without making a sound. These signals are picked up by the neckband and relayed […]
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