Light can reshape atom-thin semiconductors for next-generation optical devices

Rice University researchers studying a class of atom-thin semiconductors known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) ...
Digi Times

AI surge triggers severe PCB material shortages; key players Elite Material and Co-Tech speak out

The rapid growth in global AI infrastructure demand is driving intense business activity not only in advanced semiconductor supply chains and server system assembly but also causing a significant ...
HotHardware

Solar Storms Hitting Earth May Trigger A Brilliant Northern Light Show On Thursday

Skywatchers across North America should be on high alert as a rare train of four CMEs (coronal mass ejections) from the Sun is set to collide with Earth's magnetic field, promising a spectacular and ...
Medical Xpress

How a new light-based cancer treatment could destroy tumors without harming healthy cells—using LEDs

Cancer treatment has come a long way, but many of today's therapies still come with steep costs: not just financial, but physical and emotional too. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy remain vital tools, ...
Nature

People with blindness can read again after retinal implant

Scientists have used an eye implant to improve the vision of dozens of people left functionally blind by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The implant, which measures 2 millimetres by 2 ...
Scientific American

Retinal Implant Allows People with Blindness to Read Again in Small Trial

Scientists have used an eye implant to improve the vision of dozens of people left functionally blind by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The implant, which measures 2 millimetres by 2 ...
EurekAlert!

Using crystals and light, scientists unlock new ways to grow materials on-demand

Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered how to "draw" on demand the crystals used in many crucial technologies, from solar panels and LED lighting to medical imaging. Appearing in the ...
Science Daily

A telescope larger than Earth just revealed the hidden heart of a mysterious galaxy

Scientists imaged the heart of the OJ 287 galaxy, uncovering a curved plasma jet around what appears to be two merging supermassive black holes. The structure reveals unimaginable energy levels and ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

US warns that hackers using F5 devices to target government networks

WASHINGTON: US government officials said on Wednesday (Oct 15) that federal networks are being targeted by an unidentified "nation-state cyber threat actor" that's trying to exploit vulnerabilities in ...
The Independent

What is Prima? The device helping those with vision loss to read again

Patients with vision loss caused by a common but untreatable condition are able to read again thanks to a groundbreaking eye implant. The Prima device is an electronic eye implant which measures just ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

New Jersey sues NH gunmaker Sig Sauer, seeks ban on sale of pistol over safety concerns

Sig Sauer's corporate headquarters at the Pease Tradeport in Newington, NH. The state of New Jersey has sued Sig Sauer, alleging that the gunmaker’s popular P320 pistol is a safety risk due to ...