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Molecules that arrange themselves into predictable patterns on silicon chips could lead to microprocessors with much smaller circuit elements.
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Circa 2021
Simple system revealed for controlling the properties of graphene electrons.
Circa 2021 a room temperature scalable quantum computer đ
Microcombs operating in the deterministic quantum regime could lead to new applications. Here, the authors demonstrate a quantum microcomb consisting of 20 two-mode squeezed comb pairs, in an optical microresonator on a silicon chip.
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On large, isolated construction sites, reliable remote operations are a game changer. See how BAM Nuttall remotely deployed Spot for 3D laser scanning using a p⊠See more.
On a large and remote construction site in Shetland, where the team is battling the elements, covering large distances every day, the Trimble and Boston Dynamics integrated robot solution has become manâs newest four-legged friend.
BAM Nuttall has successfully trialled the integrated Trimble X7 laser scanner with Boston Dynamicsâ SpotÂź robot in a remote construction setting â utilising a private stand-alone 5G network for remote control â in the first use case of its kind.
Enlisting Spot as the newest member of the site team, the four-legged robot has used specially adapted 3D laser scanning equipment to collect data and create site records. Spot and the Trimble X7 payload were controlled remotely using a private 5G communications network covering the 55,176 m2 site, marking the robotâs first 5G deployment in the U.K.
When Amazon Robotics scientists pondered adding mobile robots to fulfillment centers, they knew Amazonâs scale would present a unique challenge: Robot congestio⊠See more.
Amazon fulfillment centers use thousands of mobile robots. To keep products moving, Amazon Robotics researchers have crafted unique solutions.
NASA lists objectives to get to Mars by 2040 while SpaceX states it will beat that date by a decade.
NASA releases a draft of objectives needed to achieve a human presence on the Moon and Mars by 2040. SpaceX says it will get there by 2030.
Water scarcity is a major problem for much of the worldâs population, but with the right equipment drinking water can be wrung out of thin air. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have now demonstrated a low-cost gel film that can pull many liters of water per day out of even very dry air.
The gel is made up of two main ingredients that are cheap and common â cellulose, which comes from the cell walls of plants, and konjac gum, a widely used food additive. Those two components work together to make a gel film that can absorb water from the air and then release it on demand, without requiring much energy.
First, the porous structure of the gum attracts water to condense out of the air around it. The cellulose meanwhile is designed to respond to a gentle heat by turning hydrophobic, releasing the captured water.
Now you can download the universe into the palm of your hand. Scientists have created a realistic simulation of space and itâs available to all.
The Orbital Assembly Corporation plans to begin building the Voyager Station, the first commercial space station with artificial gravity, in 2025.
Circa 2012
In nature, youâll find animals that undergo vast transformations, becoming almost unrecognizable in their new forms. Examples like caterpillars becoming butterflies and tadpoles becoming frogs almost look like distinct animals in the different stages of their evolution.
While this might sound amazing, all stages of these animals still belong to the same biological taxonomic rank, Animalia. This means that caterpillars donât become plants, in their new shapes, they remain animals. Thatâs not what Mesodinium chamaeleon does. This single-celled organism is a unique mix of animal and plant life.
Mesodinium chamaeleon, a ciliate âa group of protozoans â found in the oceans around Scandinavia and North America, was discovered in NivĂ„ Bay (Baltic Sea) in Denmark by Ăjvind Moestrup of the University of Copenhagen and his team. Other specimens have been found off the coasts of Finland and Rhode Island.