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.
Category: Engineering
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.
Advanced Energy Introduces Ultra-Miniature, Programmable High Voltage Precision DC-DC Converters
Precise and stable output voltage, small size and enhanced isolation support critical high-voltage needs for medical, life science, industrial and semiconductor applications
How to make hydrogen straight from seawater — no desalination required
Researchers have developed a cheaper and more energy-efficient way to make hydrogen directly from seawater, in a critical step towards a truly viable green hydrogen industry. The new method splits the seawater directly into hydrogen and oxygen — skipping the need for desalination and its associated cost, energy consumption and carbon emissions
Effective Astronaut Training is Key to The Orbital Age
Effective Astronaut Training is Key to The Orbital Age. Now imagine the challenges scientists will face in the Orbital Age™, when their lab is flying 300 miles above our heads in low-Earth orbit (LEO).
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.
Boom Supersonic Begins Construction on Superfactory for their Overture Airliner
Boom Supersonic’s Overture Superfactory is a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located on a 62-acre campus at the Piedmont Triad International Airport.
New Year, New Stallion High-Res Display System
The new Stallion High-Res Display System consists of 18 65-inch Samsung 8K QLED monitors, increasing the resolution from 328 megapixels to 597 megapixels.
View NASA’s Top 100 Images for 2022
NASA’s HQ Photo Team has released pictures of the agency’s most spectacular moments – from SpaceX launches to the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft.
Researchers Create Lunar Regolith Bricks That Could Be Used to Construct Artemis Base Camp
NASA aims to build an Artemis base camp that includes a modern lunar cabin, rover and mobile home. This fixed habitat could potentially be constructed with bricks made of lunar regolith and saltwater.
