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Quantum computers that work at slightly higher temperatures could be cheaper and more accessible.
The chip manufacturing industry of the 21st century is the most significant industry, geopolitically speaking, as oil was in the 20th century.
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Global semiconductor manufacturing is already under geopolitical stress, but climate change ups the ante.
The promise of AI comes at the expense of water availability and quality.
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Artificial intelligence promises revolutionary solutions to global challenges, but the water costs to produce and power AI hardware and infrastructure may exceed the benefits.
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Originally designed to speed up computer graphics, GPUs have become a hot commodity as AI workhorses.
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The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.
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Tea supplies are under threat as a shipping crisis continues in the Red Sea.
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China is making chip progress despite US efforts to contain its industry.
A complex cooling rig is needed to maintain the ultracold working temperatures required by a superconducting quantum computer.
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After decades of hype, quantum computers are on the verge of becoming useful. Here’s a refresher on why they’re such a big deal
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The science that wins the Nobel Prize in Physics each year can be hard to get your head around – but it often has real everyday implications.
U.S. sanctions have further strained relations between the two superpowers.
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China has responded to US sanctions with its own set of punitive measures. An expert on international trade explains the standoff and what it means for countries and companies caught in the middle.
The two elements are essential in everything from smartphones to space electronics.
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Welcome to the new age of resource nationalism.
The author’s lab’s ultrafast optical switch in action.
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A researcher explains developments in using light rather than electrons to transmit information securely and quickly, even over long distances.
Taiwan holds a dominant position in the microchip industry and also makes the most advanced types.
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The disruption of Taiwan’s chip industry would affect everyone.
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Washington’s protectionist industrial policy is fracturing trade and investment flows based on geopolitical considerations.
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A new way to make high-frequency light could make it easier to look at things 10 times smaller than conventional microscopes can see.
The chips are down.
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The car industry is celebrating an increase in production as the chip shortage subsides, but it could be short-lived.
Magnetic levitation is just one of the interesting attributes that make superconductors so interesting.
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Superconductors are materials that can transmit electricity without any resistance. Researchers are getting closer to creating superconducting materials that can function in everyday life.
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Historians will pinpoint Biden’s decision on 7 October 2022 as the moment at which US and Chinese technology decoupling became inevitable.
The chip wars are hotting up.
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The UK has some clusters of excellence in semiconductors, but it was badly exposed by recent shortages.
A silicon disc, or ‘wafer,’ yields dozens of semiconductor chips.
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Semiconductor chips are electronic devices that store and process information. Today they can contain billions of microscopic switches on a chip smaller than a fingernail.