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Novel lateral data storage: Two-dimensional ferroelectric semiconductor memory
Innovation

Novel lateral data storage: Two-dimensional ferroelectric semiconductor memory

The lateral bottom contact structure may have a wide range of memory applications. Credit: Tokyo Tech Traditional memory technologies face...
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Trump’s mug shot was on the Wii News channel, thanks to RiiConnect24 devs
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Trump’s mug shot was on the Wii News channel, thanks to RiiConnect24 devs

Enlarge / The medium is the message, even within the third-party homebrew restoration of that medium.Aurich Lawson There were few...
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Meta faces backlash over Canada news block as wildfires rage
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Meta faces backlash over Canada news block as wildfires rage

Meta is facing a backlash in Canada over its decision to block news sharing on its Facebook platform despite an...
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Researchers develop bioinspired geolocation method based on daytime sky polarization
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Researchers develop bioinspired geolocation method based on daytime sky polarization

Fish-eye view of the sky, highlighting polarization invariances crossing at the North Celestial Pole (brightest white spot). Credit: Léo Poughon,...
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Hands-on with Cherry MX2A switches: A lot less wobble, a little more confusion
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Hands-on with Cherry MX2A switches: A lot less wobble, a little more confusion

Enlarge / Cherry's new MX2A mechanical switches (from left to right): Red, Blue, Brown, Black, Speed Silver, Silent Red. Scharon...
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Japanese turn to wearable tech to beat the heat
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Japanese turn to wearable tech to beat the heat

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Selling jackets with built-in fans, neck coolers and T-shirts that feel cold, Japanese firms are tapping...
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Too many users abused unlimited Dropbox plans, so they’re getting limits
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Too many users abused unlimited Dropbox plans, so they’re getting limits

Dropbox Sometimes the honor system just doesn't work. Up until yesterday, Dropbox offered an unlimited $24-per-user-per-month plan for businesses called...
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Engineers use kirigami to make ultrastrong, lightweight structures
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Engineers use kirigami to make ultrastrong, lightweight structures

MIT researchers used kirigami, the art of Japanese paper cutting and folding, to develop ultrastrong, lightweight materials that have tunable...
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China-based ‘Flax Typhoon’ hackers targeting Taiwan govt: Microsoft
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China-based ‘Flax Typhoon’ hackers targeting Taiwan govt: Microsoft

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A China-based hacking group named "Flax Typhoon" has targeted dozens of Taiwanese government agencies with the...
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California deploys AI-powered wildfire detection systems
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California deploys AI-powered wildfire detection systems

Getty Images California's main firefighting agency, Cal Fire, is training AI models to detect visual signs of wildfires using a...
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Scientists invent micrometers-thin battery charged by saline solution that could power smart contact lenses
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Scientists invent micrometers-thin battery charged by saline solution that could power smart contact lenses

Credit: Nanyang Technological University Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed a flexible battery as thin as a human cornea, which...
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New detector paves the way to large-scale optical neural networks
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New detector paves the way to large-scale optical neural networks

Single detector. Credit: Farshid Ashtiani, Nokia Bell Labs For the first time, researchers have used a surface normal nonlinear photodetector...
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Parallels Desktop 19 gets Sonoma-ready, expands OpenGL and Linux support
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Parallels Desktop 19 gets Sonoma-ready, expands OpenGL and Linux support

Enlarge / You can now use Touch ID to log in to your Windows virtual machine. It's an annual tradition...
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Researchers develop ultracompact sensing system for gas detection using a smartphone
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Researchers develop ultracompact sensing system for gas detection using a smartphone

Acetone vapor-sensing experiments using the integrated system: (a) smartphone user interface for (i) function menu, (ii) frequency scanning, (iii) resonance...
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New silicon-infused 3D printed toilet bowl repels all
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New silicon-infused 3D printed toilet bowl repels all

Credit: Advanced Engineering Materials (2023). DOI: 10.1002/adem.202300703 Going to the bathroom may not rank among the most pleasant activities of...
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You can now train ChatGPT on your own documents via API
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You can now train ChatGPT on your own documents via API

Getty Images On Tuesday, OpenAI announced fine-tuning for GPT-3.5 Turbo—the AI model that powers the free version of ChatGPT—through its...
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Vietnam internet firm VNG files for US IPO
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Vietnam internet firm VNG files for US IPO

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Vietnamese internet firm VNG has filed to list in the United States, soon after electric vehicle...
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Outage leaves many without mobile, internet service
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Outage leaves many without mobile, internet service

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A widespread network outage from Rogers Communications Inc. left many Canadian customers without mobile and internet...
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Google proposes moving ad business to Alphabet to keep regulators at bay
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Google proposes moving ad business to Alphabet to keep regulators at bay

Enlarge / Let's see, you landed on my "Google Ads" space, and with three houses... that will be $1,400. Ron...
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Ars Technica System Guide, “GPUs are kind of affordable again” edition
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Ars Technica System Guide, “GPUs are kind of affordable again” edition

Aurich Lawson It's been quite a while since we last put together a desktop PC-building guide, partly because trying to...
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