The newly-developed all-optical nanosensors are luminescent nanocrystals that can change intensity and/or color when you push or pull on them; they are probed with light only and therefore allow for fully remote read-outs — no wires or…
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An ocean-engineering project will build an undersea habitat
The future of human habitation in the sea is taking shape in an abandoned quarry on the border of Wales and England. There, the ocean-exploration organization Deep has embarked on a multiyear quest to enable scientists to live on the seafloor at…
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China to Build Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor in 2025
After a half-century hiatus,thorium has returned to the front lines of nuclear power research as a source of fuel. In 2025, China plans to start building a demonstration thorium-based molten-salt reactor in the Gobi Desert.
The 10-megawatt…
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The spread of breast cancer may be inherited
A gene involved in setting cholesterol levels may also determine whether breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body.
A variant of the PCSK9 gene drives the spread of breast cancer, but a lab-made antibody already approved to…
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The Top 10 Semiconductor Stories of 2024
I like to think I can learn something about our readers from the list of most read semiconductor articles. What I think I’ve learned from this year’s list is that you are as obsessed as I am with packing more and more computing power into…
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The Top 7 Robotics Stories of 2024
2024 was the best year ever for robotics, which I’m pretty sure is not something that I’ve ever said before. But that’s the great thing about robotics—it’s always new, and it’s always exciting. What may be different about this year is…
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TSMC’s Arizona Plant to Start Making Advanced Chips
After years of planning, building, geopolitical wrangling, and workforce challenges, the world’s largest semiconductor foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is officially starting mass production at an advanced…
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MP Materials is Trying to Ease Dependence on China for Neodymium Magnets
Wielding a shiny chrome scoop, Michael Rosenthal leans over and digs into the powder in a half-filled 55-gallon drum. He holds up the scoop and takes a pinch in his fingers and smooshes it to show me the texture. It’s like talc, but it’s an…
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Spectrum’s Take on Transportation Tech—Year in Review
IEEE Spectrum‘s transportation coverage drew just under half a million visitors in 2024. Readers came to learn the latest news about advances in electric vehicles and battery technology, sustainable energy alternatives, transit infrastructure…
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