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Nanotech OLED electrode liberates 20% more light, could slash display power consumption
  1. Nanotech OLED electrode liberates 20% more light, could slash display power consumption

    A five-nanometer-thick layer of silver and copper outperforms conventional indium tin oxide without adding cost.

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  2. Less nosy smart speakers

    Technology could capture household information without recording speech.

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  3. $6.25 million to develop new semiconductors for artificial photosynthesis

    An interdisciplinary team from four universities are developing a new class of semiconductors for novel artificial photosynthesis and the production of clean chemicals and fuels using sunlight, as part of a DoD MURI

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  4. “Egg carton” quantum dot array could lead to ultralow power devices

    By putting a twist on new “2D” semiconductors, researchers have demonstrated their potential for using single photons to transmit information.

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  5. Pioneering a way to keep very small satellites in orbit

    More than 250 students had a hand in a satellite scheduled to launch on January 17th, the first in space for a project to keep nanosats in orbit by harnessing Earth’s magnetic field.

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  6. Powering robots: biomorphic batteries could provide 72 times more energy than stand-alone cells

    The researchers compare them to fat deposits in living creatures.

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  7. Wireless sensors for N95 masks could enable easier, more accurate decontamination

    “The technology can give users the confidence they deserve when reusing respirators or other PPE.”

  8. Turning faces into thermostats

    An autonomous HVAC system could provide more comfort with less energy.

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  9. A 3D camera for safer autonomy and advanced biomedical imaging

    Researchers demonstrated the use of stacked, transparent graphene photodetectors combined with image processing algorithms to produce 3D images and range detection.

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  10. A laser pointer could hack your voice-controlled virtual assistant

    Researchers identified a vulnerability that allows a microphone to ‘unwittingly listen to light as if it were sound’

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