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This December, Science Borealis is excited to feature a series of stories developed for a story-telling event held at the […]

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Breakthrough for tissue-interfaced bioelectronics

Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
Let’s call this a cold open, This October 24, 2024 news item on ScienceDaily describes some of what is in the video The ideal material for interfacing electronics with living tissue is soft, stretchable, and just as water-loving as the tissue itself–in short, a hydrogel. Semiconductors, the key materials for bioelectronics such as pacemakers, biosensors,...

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A step forward for graphene-based memristors

Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
This research comes from the UK according to an October 26, 2024 news item on phys.org, Note: A link has been removed, Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Paragraf Limited have demonstrated a significant step forward in the development of graphene-based memristors and unlocking their potential for use in future computing systems and...

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Supercapacitors and memristors

Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
Yes, as this October 23, 2024 Science China Press press release on EurekAlert notes, supercapacitors and memristors are not usually lumped together, In a groundbreaking development, Professor Xingbin Yan and his team have successfully merged two seemingly disparate research areas: supercapacitors, traditionally used in energy storage, and memristors, integral to neuromorphic computing. Their study introduces...

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Whale research without a PhD? Yes you can!

Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
While many dream of studying these incredible animals, it is easy to feel discouraged by the thought of spending many years getting a PhD before contributing to their research and conservation. But here’s a little open secret: you don’t need a PhD to make meaningful contributions to the field. To prove it, we asked six...

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