by Ingrid Fadelli | May 10, 2021 | Energy & Green Tech, Engineering, TECHXPLORE
The ultimate target of many environmental interventions is to drastically reduce CO2 emissions and minimize its presence in the air. One tool that could help to achieve this goal is direct air capture (DAC) technology, which directly filters CO2 from the air, often...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 10, 2021 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Superperconductivity
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene or transition metal dichalcogenides, can sometimes be assembled into bilayers with a twist between individual layers. In recent years, many researchers have been investigating the properties of these twisted...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 6, 2021 | Electronics & Semiconductors, Engineering, TECHXPLORE
Over the past few decades, the incredible progress made in the electronics industry has been partially driven by innovations at the single-transistor level. A transistor is a semiconducting device that can conduct, insulate and amplify electric current inside...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 6, 2021 | General Physics, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Recent advancements in the development of experimental Bell tests have enabled the implementation of a new type of device-independent random number generator. Remarkably, this new type of random number generators can be realized with malicious quantum devices, without...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 6, 2021 | Computer Sciences, Software, TECHXPLORE
When developers deliver software to their clients, they often also provide what is known as a ‘test suite.’ A test suite is a tool that allows users to test software, unveil any bugs it might have and give developers a chance to fix these bugs or other...
