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Nanostructures Bring Gains for Phase Change Memory

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Engineers in the United States and Taiwan say they have demonstrated a promising new twist on nonvolatile memory that’s small enough, miserly when it comes to energy, and works at low enough voltage that it could boost the abilities of future processors. Yet it’s slower than DRAM, a computer’s main memory, which is volatile. picojoules.

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How Purdue University Commercializes Its Research

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Over the past several years, his research has included collecting and analyzing data from networked cameras in department stores, optimizing how they place their products, and assessing COVID-19 lockdown compliance based on multinational camera data. I used to think I just wanted to write research papers,” Lu says.

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New “2-in-1” EV unit integrates traction motor and A/C compressor for increased range in hot climates

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Design concept of the integrated A/C compressor-traction motor unit. Hybrids and EVs use regenerative braking to capture kinetic energy and store it; this requires the conversion of the kinetic energy first into electricity to transport to the battery, resulting in extra energy conversion steps.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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Ireland, South Korea, and Taiwan are among the other countries with bold floating wind ambitions. Several teams worldwide are now working on wind ships , a concept first suggested by the U.S. Pacific coast could support 100 GW more by midcentury. The question is how to scale up the technology to gigawatt scale. wind-power industry.)

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