Opening up a new flight control strategy for flying robots, researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a method to detect wind direction with 99 percent accuracy using seven strain gauges on a flexible flapping wing and a convolutional neural network...
Published on: December 30, 2024
A “ferromagnetic elastomer” sheet can bulge and bend under magnetic influencesWhen you want to move an object from one place to another, you usually grab it with your hands or a robotic arm. But what if you want to move something you...
Published on: December 30, 2024
“These smaller lasers will enable scalable laser solutions for actual quantum systems, as well as lasers for portable, field-deployable and space-based quantum sensors”For experiments that require ultra-precise measurements and control over atoms — think two-photon atomic clocks, cold-atom interferometer sensors and quantum...
Published on: December 30, 2024
A spinout in Singapore is looking to raise funds for AI integration of its quantum controller technology.AQSolotl uses technology developed at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and National University of Singapore (NUS) for a real time controller that acts as a translator between conventional...
Published on: December 30, 2024
Researchers at MIT in the US have developed a technique for building true monolithic 3D chips using 2D materials.The research, backed by Samsung and the US Air Force, is being spun out into a new company called Future Semiconductor 2D materials (FS2)...
Published on: December 30, 2024
Despite recent political turmoil, the authorities in South Korea have accelerated approvals for the world’s largest semiconductor industrial complex.The approvals for the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex come three months ahead of the initial target, with building plans also accelerated by three...
Published on: December 29, 2024
Shares in Chinese GaN chip supplier Innoscience are set to trading this week following the backing of STMicroelectronics.The shares will be listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 30th, and the IPO was underwritten by ST Hong Hong at US$50m, the...
Published on: December 29, 2024
Startup company PIMIC Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.) has gained a design win for its neural networking noise cancellation chip inside a digital microphone from ZillTek Technology Corp. (Hsinchu, Taiwan).The Clarity NC100 is designed for use in single-microphone applications in edge and wearable devices...
Published on: December 28, 2024
Nvidia Corp. has taped-out an upgraded Blackwell GPU, the B300, and tipped an improved Grace-Blackwell component, the GB300, according to SemiAnalysis.The B300 design targets the same 4NP 4nm-nominal manufacturing process from foundry TSMC that is used for B100 and B200. However, tweaks...
Published on: December 28, 2024
Frore Systems has demonstrated its MEMS-based solid state cooling system in a proof of concept using the latest ARM-based Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge notebook AI PC.The 14in notebook is the thinnest on the market at just 10.9 mm and integrates two AirJet...
Published on: December 27, 2024