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Fermi-level tuning to improve the stability of 2D graphene-based FETs
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Fermi-level tuning to improve the stability of 2D graphene-based FETs

Credit: Knobloch et al, Nature Electronics (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41928-022-00768-0 Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are a class of semiconducting materials with thicknesses...
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M2 MacBook Pro’s 256GB SSD is only about half as fast as the M1 version’s
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M2 MacBook Pro’s 256GB SSD is only about half as fast as the M1 version’s

Enlarge / This is the 2022 13-inch MacBook Pro.Samuel Axon The use of the M2 chip is the new 13-inch...
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Google Hangouts finally gets a shutdown date: November 2022
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Google Hangouts finally gets a shutdown date: November 2022

Google It sounds like Google is finally getting ready to move on from Google Hangouts, the company's most successful messaging...
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Broadcom takeover of VMware could be derailed by EU antitrust probe
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Broadcom takeover of VMware could be derailed by EU antitrust probe

Broadcom’s $69 billion acquisition of cloud software company VMware is set for a lengthy antitrust investigation in Brussels over regulatory...
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Why captions are suddenly everywhere and how they got there
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Why captions are suddenly everywhere and how they got there

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People with hearing loss have a new ally in their efforts to navigate the world: Captions...
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PCI Express 7.0 standard provides eight times the bandwidth of today’s connections
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PCI Express 7.0 standard provides eight times the bandwidth of today’s connections

Enlarge / Doubling PCIe bandwidth every three years means lots and lots of bandwidth for next-generation accessories.PCI-SIG The group responsible...
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Windows 8.1 will begin warning its few remaining users about January 2023 update cutoff
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Windows 8.1 will begin warning its few remaining users about January 2023 update cutoff

Enlarge / An Asus ZenBook running Windows 8.Andrew Cunningham According to StatCounter, Windows 8 and 8.1 still account for about...
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Efficient satellite downlink with a Ka band dual circular polarization transmitter
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Efficient satellite downlink with a Ka band dual circular polarization transmitter

Credit: Tokyo Tech Low earth orbit (LEO) satellites are being increasingly used for environmental monitoring of the earth, as well...
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LCD vs. LED vs. Mini LED vs. OLED: A quick guide
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LCD vs. LED vs. Mini LED vs. OLED: A quick guide

Enlarge / Magnifying the differences, similarities, pros, and cons. Aurich Lawson Somewhere along the line, consumer display technology became an...
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Chrome OS update automatically brings photos from Android to your Chromebook
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Chrome OS update automatically brings photos from Android to your Chromebook

Google announced Chrome 103 on Thursday, making it easier to share photos from Android to your Chromebook. The company also...
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Research allows for 3D printing of ‘organic electronics’
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Research allows for 3D printing of ‘organic electronics’

An example of 3D laser printing. Credit: University of Houston When looking at the future of production of micro-scale organic...
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Apple’s AR/VR headset will arrive in January 2023, analyst projects
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Apple’s AR/VR headset will arrive in January 2023, analyst projects

Enlarge / An early augmented reality demo by Apple, using a smartphone instead of a headset. Tech industry analyst Ming-Chi...
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Amazon uses kid’s dead grandma in morbid demo of Alexa audio deepfake
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Amazon uses kid’s dead grandma in morbid demo of Alexa audio deepfake

Enlarge / The 4th-gen Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker.Amazon Amazon is figuring out how to make its Alexa voice assistant...
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AR, meet ML: IKEA app lets you erase and replace your furniture
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AR, meet ML: IKEA app lets you erase and replace your furniture

Enlarge / IKEA Kreativ, the retailer's new AR app.IKEA You might have seen augmented reality (AR) mobile apps that allow...
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Conductive polymer holds promise for the next generation of organic electronics
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Conductive polymer holds promise for the next generation of organic electronics

Concept illustration depicts highly mobile electrons moving across the polymer. Credit: Brian Long For decades, field-effect transistors enabled by silicon-based...
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Meta and Microsoft team up to create metaverse standards; Apple, Google sit out
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Meta and Microsoft team up to create metaverse standards; Apple, Google sit out

Parties interested in turning Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's favorite buzzword into a reality announced on Wednesday that they have formed...
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Nanostructured surfaces for future quantum computer chips
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Nanostructured surfaces for future quantum computer chips

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Quantum computers are one of the key future technologies of the 21st century. Researchers at Paderborn...
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Sniffing out your identity with breath biometrics
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Sniffing out your identity with breath biometrics

Breath odor-based individual authentication using an artificial olfactory sensor could become possible in the near future as represented by this...
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Night owls beware, Fitbit knows your sleep type and wants to educate you on it
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Night owls beware, Fitbit knows your sleep type and wants to educate you on it

Enlarge / Being a dolphin's actually not a great thing.Fitbit Today Fitbit announced a set of new sleep-assessment features for...
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‘Smart’ water meters coming to San Jose, other Bay Area cities
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‘Smart’ water meters coming to San Jose, other Bay Area cities

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain You've got a smartphone. Maybe a smartwatch. Or even a smart doorbell. In the coming months...
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