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Taiwan Is Running Low on Engineers
Leaders of Taiwan's semiconductor industry fear the nation's supply of engineers will be unable to meet demand for new talent.
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Engineering a New Way to Feed Gorillas
Georgia Institute of Technology scientists have built an automatic feeding machine for gorillas at Zoo Atlanta that allows for more natural foraging.
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Silicon Valley, Cradle of Computer Chips, Gains Big New Research Center
Applied Materials is betting technical talent at nearby universities and the local companies that design chips will spur innovation quickly, making up for cost...
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IBM, Google Give $150 Million for U.S.-Japan Quantum-Computing Push
Quantum computing research has been given a boost at the University of Chicago and Japan's University of Tokyo with a $150-million investment from IBM and Google...
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Light-Field Sensor for 3D Scene Construction with Unprecedented Angular Resolution
National University of Singapore scientists created a three-dimensional light-field sensor that can reconstruct scenes with ultra-high angular resolution.
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3D-Knitted Robots
Researchers printed soft robots using three-dimensional (3D) knitting technology.
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3D-Printed Heads Talk, Swivel, Listen to Improve Audio Devices
A team of researchers three-dimensionally-printed acoustic head simulators to help measure the absorption and processing of sound.
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Researchers Turn Goldfish into Cyborg
Researchers equipped goldfish with cybernetic headgear to probe their underlying navigational brain mechanisms.
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Seals Provided Inspiration for Waddling Robot
Seals and other pinnipeds inspired researchers to develop a waddling soft robot that reportedly features "improved degrees of freedom, gait trajectory diversity...
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U.S. Universities Building New Semiconductor Workforce
U.S. universities are training next-generation semiconductor engineers and technicians to fill the jobs needed for the CHIPS Act, signed by President Biden in August...
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'De-Americanize': How China Is Remaking Its Chip Business
Seven months after Washington unveiled tough curbs, Chinese companies are doubling down on homegrown supply chains and drawing billions in cash from Beijing and...
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Researchers Create Robot Capable of Cleaning Your Room, Doing Your Laundry
An international team of researchers has created the TidyBot robot, which can be commanded to clear spaces of objects.
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Jellybeans: A Sweet Solution for Overcrowded Circuitry in Quantum Computer Chips
Engineers designed "jellybean" quantum dots to enhance quantum processing by physically spreading apart quantum bits without breaking communication between them...
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U.S. Focuses on Invigorating 'Chiplets' to Stay Cutting-Edge in Tech
To stay at the forefront of semiconductor technology, the U.S. has turned its attention to "chiplets."
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Centipede Robots with More Legs Better at Walking Over Bumps
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology found that multi-legged robots with more legs were better at navigating rough terrain than those with fewer legs...
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Robot Fish Makes Splash with Motion Breakthrough
A robot fish created by scientists at the U.K.'s University of Bristol could open up underwater exploration.
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Snake-Like EELS Slithers into Robotics Terrain
A self-propelled snake-like robot developed by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory can map and navigate previously inaccessible terrain autonomously...
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Lithography-Free Photonic Chip Offers Speed, Accuracy for AI
Researchers have constructed a lithography-free photonic chip that offers programmable on-chip information processing.
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'Rip and Replace': The Tech Cold War Is Upending Wireless Carriers
As China and the U.S. jockey for tech primacy, wireless carriers in dozens of states are tearing out Chinese equipment. That has turned into a costly, difficult...
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