A team of researchers led by the University of Pittsburgh demonstrated a programmable superconducting diode at the ...

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A nanowire diode with a built-in electron trap senses, denoises, and classifies images without separate processing hardware, mimicking the retina and opening a path to smarter edge computing.

Caltech scientists have developed a new way to produce optical frequency combs—important tools in devices that keep time and ...

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The laboratory’s National Ignition Facility has repeatedly ignited fusion plasma using what is currently the world’s largest laser, achieving steadily increasing energy surpluses in the process.

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