Researchers have demonstrated a switch, analogous to a transistor, made from a single molecule called fullerene. By using a carefully tuned laser pulse, the researchers are able to use fullerene to switch the path of an incoming electron in a predictable way. This switching process can be three to six orders of magnitude faster than switches in microchips, depending on the laser pulses used. Fullerene switches in a network could produce a computer beyond what is possible with electronic transistors, and they could also lead to unprecedented levels of resolution in microscopic imaging devices.
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Cummins announces new 540 horsepower L9 for defense applications
Cummins Inc. announces its ISL9 diesel engine is now available up to 540 horsepower for military ground vehicles. The ISL9 is already proven in a wide variety of equipment; commercial on and off-highway and military vehicles like armoured personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles and logistical trucks.
Raffaella Cornaggia appointed Chief Executive Officer of Kering Beauté
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How to make hydrogen straight from seawater — no desalination required
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Effective Astronaut Training is Key to The Orbital Age
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Jeep Brand Electrifies Biggest Sports Event in the US
The Jeep brand’s Big Game one-minute commercial “Electric Boogie,” celebrates the brand’s expansion of its electrified line-up across the world, taking the new interpretation of the iconic song into the future with the brand’s new generation of vehicles
Former NASA Astronauts to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Vice President Kamala Harris will award former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 4:15 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Qcells invests over $2.5 billion to build first fully-integrated solar supply chain in the U.S.
Photovoltaic manufacturer Qcells, an affiliate of the Hanwha Group, announced it will invest over $2.5 billion to build the first fully-integrated, silicon-based solar supply chain, from raw material to finished panel, in the United States, which represents the largest ever clean energy investment to date in the country.
Two wins for Porsche at the Formula E weekend in Diriyah
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NASA and DARPA Will Test Nuclear Engine for Future Mars Missions
NASA and DARPA’s nuclear thermal propulsion technology could be used for future NASA crewed missions to Mars.
