by Ingrid Fadelli | Sep 30, 2021 | Energy & Green Tech, Engineering, TECHXPLORE
The separation of light hydrocarbon mixtures is among the most important petrochemical and industrial processes. This process is currently regarded as highly energy intensive, as it has so far been carried out using conventional techniques, such as cryogenic...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Sep 30, 2021 | General Physics, PHYS.ORG, Physics
A crucial goal of spintronics research is to coherently manipulate electron spins at room temperature using electrical current. This is particularly valuable as it would enable the development of numerous devices, including spin field-effect transistors.
by Ingrid Fadelli | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog
In recent years, the performance of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and machine learning algorithms has improved significantly on countless different tasks. In addition to analysing large amounts of data and making predictions based on these analyses, however,...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Sep 29, 2021 | Electronics & Semiconductors, TECHXPLORE
Combinatorial optimization problems are a class of hard computational problems that are commonly solved by computers for a variety of applications. Combinatorial optimization algorithms, for instance, allow economists to make predictions about a given market or help...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Sep 29, 2021 | Electronics & Semiconductors, TECHXPLORE
Most integrated circuits (ICs) and electronic components developed to date are based on silicon metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology. As silicon (Si) is known to have a narrow bandgap, however, in recent years engineers have been trying to develop ICs using...
