North Star Imaging unveils 9 MeV high energy x-ray system in Florida

Published: May 12, 2023

North Star Imaging, Rogers, MN, recently opened an x-ray inspection services laboratory in Orlando, Florida. The facility houses a vault with a 9 Million Electron Volt high energy CT X-ray system capable of scanning very large dense parts used in aerospace and aviation.

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A machine-learning method developed at MIT detects internal structures, voids, and cracks inside a material based on data

Published: May 12, 2023

Researchers at MIT, Cambridge, Mass., used deep learning to compare a vast amount of simulated data about the exterior force fields of materials with the matching internal structure, and from there, they developed a system that could reliably predict the interior from the surface data.

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Smart accelerometers from STMicroelectronics raise performance and efficiency for always-aware applications

Published: May 12, 2023

STMicroelectronics, Switzerland, launched three new accelerometers with advanced processing engines built-in to extend sensor autonomy, enabling systems to respond more quickly to external events while lowering power consumption.

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Milestone for light-driven electronics: excitons generated in a topological insulator for the first time

Published: January 19, 2023

An international team of scientists collaborating within the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, Germany, has achieved a breakthrough in quantum research – the first detection of excitons (electrically neutral quasiparticles) in a topological insulator. This discovery paves the way for a new generation of light-driven computer chips and quantum technologies. It was enabled thanks to... View Article

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Imec enables tight standard cell boundary scaling using a two-level semi-damascene integration scheme

Published: January 19, 2023

Imec, Belgium, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents a semi-damascene integration approach for implementing the vertical-horizontal-vertical (VHV) scaling booster – intended to enable 4-track (4T) standard cells. The semi-damascene process enables cell boundary scaling down to 8nm tip-to-tip (T2T) in the middle-of-line (MOL) layers, providing self-aligned edges. This provides... View Article

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Applied Materials launches ‘Singapore 2030’ plan to expand its operations and innovation capabilities

Published: January 19, 2023

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., announced “Singapore 2030” – a multi-faceted plan to expand its operations in Singapore over the next eight years. The plan is targeted at strengthening the company’s global manufacturing and R&D capabilities, broadening technology ecosystem partnerships in Singapore and promoting local workforce development. “For the past 30 years, Singapore has... View Article

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Blocking radio waves and electromagnetic interference with the flip of a switch

Published: January 19, 2023

Researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering have developed a thin film device fabricated by spray coating that can block electromagnetic radiation with the flip of a switch. The breakthrough, enabled by versatile two-dimensional materials called MXenes, could adjust the performance of electronic devices, strengthen wireless connections, and secure mobile communications against intrusion. The team... View Article

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Chipletz selects Siemens’ EDA solutions for its smart substrate IC packaging technology

Published: January 19, 2023

Siemens Digital Industries Software, Plano, Texas, announced that Chipletz, an innovative fabless substrate startup, has selected Siemens as its strategic electronic design automation (EDA) provider for the development of its groundbreaking Smart Substrate products. After an extensive technical evaluation of available solutions, Chipletz selected a suite of Siemens’ industry-leading EDA tools for the design and... View Article

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AI discovers new nanostructures

Published: January 19, 2023

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, N.Y., have successfully demonstrated that autonomous methods can discover new materials. The artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technique led to the discovery of three new nanostructures, including a first-of-its-kind nanoscale “ladder.” The research was published in Science Advances. The newly discovered structures were formed by... View Article

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Nanoscience Instruments announces partnership with Ivium Technologies

Published: December 08, 2022

Nanoscience Instruments, Phoenix, has strategically partnered with Ivium Technologies, a Dutch manufacturer of advanced potentiostats/galvanostats and battery cycling instrumentation to distribute their products across the United States and Canada.

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