The $373 million machine, the size of a double decker bus and weighing over 150 metric tons, was transported to Oregon in more than 250 crates inside 43 freight containers. These were loaded onto multiple cargo planes that landed in Seattle. They were then transferred to 20 trucks for the drive to Oregon. The total […]
The analysts reckon the GenAI smartphone installed base will cross 1 billion by 2027. Counterpoint Research defines the GenAI smartphone as a mobile device that leverages large-scale, pre-trained generative AI models to create original content or perform contextually-aware tasks. The analysts expect such devices to have multimodal capabilities, allowing them to process text, image, voice […]
An investment fund backed by the government, it will be providing seed funding to science and technology start-ups and SMEs. In total £8 million will be allocated. Investments will typically range from £100,000 to £500,000, says the agency, and the fund will be managed by Future Planet Capital. “This government is on the side of […]
An artistic representation of magnetic islands. Credit: Kyle Palmer / PPPL Communications Department In their ongoing quest to develop a range of methods for managing plasma so it can be used to generate electricity in a process known as fusion, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have shown […]
With potential applications ranging from mobile devices to industrial energy systems, this initiative marks a significant step towards a more sustainable future. Researchers at the University of Queensland, led by Dr. Zhuyuan Wang from the Dow Center for Sustainable Engineering Innovation, have developed a carbon-negative generator that utilizes carbon dioxide (CO2) to produce electricity. This […]
Collaborative robots (cobots) are designed to work with humans and support flexible production in Industry 4.0 factories. Compared with traditional industrial robots, cobots are simpler, easier to set up, and don’t require safely isolated workspaces. Because they are designed to work with people, cobots are built differently than other industrial robots, including features like collision […]
April 19, 2024 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. recently introduced new blue and true green surface-mount LEDs in the ultra compact MiniLED package. Measuring 2.2 mm by 1.3 mm by 1.4 mm, the Vishay Semiconductors VLMB2332T1U2-08 and VLMTG2332ABCA-08 utilize the latest ultrabright InGaN chip technology to achieve typical luminous intensity of 440 mcd and 2300 mcd, respectively, which […]
April 19, 2024 — Marvell recently said it has won new business to help large U.S. cloud computing companies produce customized artificial intelligence chips, but pointed out that the profit margin of its customization unit is lower than other business lines. Marvell said it expects AI chip business sales to reach $2.5 billion by fiscal […]
April 19, 2024 — SK Hynix recently announced that it will work closely with TSMC on the production of next-generation HBM products and on strengthening advanced packaging technology that integrates HBM and logic layers. The two parties recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The company plans to cooperate with TSMC to develop HBM4, the […]