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These flexible, hair-thin, fibre-based chips can survive 'crushing by a container truck weighing 16.5 tons', according to scientists
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (322+ words) I'd like to be there the next time they test that. For science. A team of scientists say they've developed a new type of fibre integrated circuit technology, or FIC, with a potential integration density of up to 100,000 transistors per…...
New MIT research opens the door to faster-charging and longer-lasting batteries, and it could be implemented right away
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (339+ words) This isn't some lab-only stuff, it's the real deal. That's according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in a report on research carried out by a team of engineers, mathematicians, and material scientists. Specifically, the study investigated the process…...
This Kickstarter-backed battery maker claims you can smash a nail through its solid-state USB-C pack and it will still work
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (488+ words) It won't catch on fire, either. Battery startup BMX (Better Mobile Xperience) claims that some airlines are now banning standard lithium-ion batteries due to safety concerns. Whether that's true, more on which in a sec', its new solid-state USB-C charging…...
'There's no such thing as a laser-resistant weed' says company employing dozens of Nvidia GPUs to fry weeds with lasers from above
5+ mon, 3+ hour ago (420+ words) Imagine laser hair removal, except for fields. Do farmers traditionally wear sunglasses? If so, Alex Sergeev, the chief technology officer of Carbon Robotics, presumably took them off when telling Nvidia, "There's no such thing as a laser-resistant weed." As reported…...