McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in science communication from the University of…
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Carbon Nanotubes Show Promising Developments at IEDM
This week at the International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco, research teams spanning academia and industry presented data on high-performance carbon nanotube transistors (CNTs) and circuits. While it may be a decade or more before…
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TSMC’s N2 Technology – IEEE Spectrum
TSMC described its next generation transistor technology this week at the IEEE International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM) in San Francisco. The N2, or 2-nanometer, technology is the semiconductor foundry giant’s first foray into a new…
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New Research Provides Insights into Life in Neolithic Trypillia Settlement
In a new study published in the journal PLoS ONE, archaeologists examined the exceptional human remains from the Middle Trypillia site of Kosenivka (ca. 3700-3600 BCE) in Ukraine.
Archaeological context of Kosenivka, Ukraine. Image credit:…
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Buxton’s tuffa calcite terraces
One of Turkey’s most impressive geological wonders is Pamukkale (meaning “cotton castle”), renowned for its sinter terraced formations created by calcite-rich springs.
In an unusual twist of Britain’s industrial past, similar tufa terrace…
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The 2004 tsunami killed hundreds of thousands. Are we better prepared now?
Twenty years ago, the seafloor west of Indonesia abruptly pushed upward as a deep undersea fault, where two of Earth’s tectonic plates meet, slipped. The upward shove violently shifted the seawater above, transferring deadly energy…
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Adoption of AI calls for new kind of communication competence from sales managers
Artificial intelligence, AI, is rapidly transforming work also in the financial sector. Conducted at the University of Eastern Finland, a recent study explored how integrating AI into the work of sales teams affects the interpersonal…
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Synthetic Skin Inspired by Electric Fish Detects Objects
The ability to detect a nearby presence without seeing or touching it may sound fantastical—but it’s a real ability that some creatures have.A family of African fish known as Mormyrids are weakly electric, and have special organs that can…
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Robotaxis Are Blazing the Trail for Self-Driving Cars
Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared in the author’s newsletter, Exponential View.
When people ask me to describe my work, I say I take a critical look at exponential technologies—which I define as technologies…
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Transformer Shortage Crisis: Can New Engineering Solve It?
To Nick de Vries, chief technology officer at the solar-energy developer Silicon Ranch, a transformer is like an interstate on-ramp: It boosts the voltage of the electricity that his solar plants generate to match the voltage of grid transmission…
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