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Spintronics devices will be key to realizing faster and more energy-efficient computers. To give us a better understanding of how to make them, a Kobe University team now showed how different ...

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Using a chain of atoms in single file to simulate the event horizon of a black hole, a team of physicists in 2022 observed ...

High-energy particles zipping through the cosmos are harmful to life on Earth, but scientists think it could be food for ...

One critical detail is that solar panels naturally produce direct current (DC) electricity, whereas homes and the grid operate on alternating current (AC). Here’s where the inverter comes into play: ...

A new study could guide the design of more powerful and faster charging lithium-ion batteries. MIT researchers measured ...