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The life of a Nobel laureate is boycotted by employees
William Shockley won the Nobel Prize but was named the worst leader in Silicon Valley, hated and ended his life in solitude.
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New technology infuses drugs directly into the brain for Alzheimer's patients
The Israeli Institute of Technology (Technion) said on November 17 that Israeli researchers have developed a new technology to inject drugs directly into the brain for A…
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Why do solar panels produce electricity?
The sun emits a lot of energy. Currently, many countries exploit this energy source to gradually replace other sources.
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Research microflora with artificial gut
The artificial gut model consists of 2 rectangular sheets made of absorbent silicon rubber and other resins, such as polystyrene.
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Chip industry hit a new milestone: The first successful production of carbon nanoparticles
In theory, with higher performance and more efficient use of energy, we expect it will replace silicon chips.
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Here are 7 resources that we will exploit from the Moon
'Explore the Moon': from an adventure to a piece of money-making cake.
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Why does Anker produce the world's smallest chargers?
Anker Powerport Atom PD1 is the world's smallest 30W charger to date and the secret to having such an amazingly small size lies in the new material instead of silicon: g…
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Scientists have created dual solar cells like 'sandwich'
By combining the perovskite with traditional silicon batteries, engineers have increased the efficiency of solar cells.
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What is Silicon Valley?
Silicon Valley is the term used to refer to high tech businesses.
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The hardest materials on the planet
Thanks to advanced technology, scientists have come up with these
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Why do people often place large sand bins at gas pump posts?
The main component of sand is silicon dioxide (SiO2) with a melting temperature of up to about 1,650oC and a boiling temperature of about 2.230oC, thus having a great ab…
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'Flexible magnet' - a new type of toy that is extremely interesting
Speaking of toys of 9x generation, it is impossible not to mention Silly Putty. The rain made the same time as the Tamagotchi furbies and 'virtual chicken'.
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Find out the last ingredient that makes up the Earth core
After years of searching, scientists finally found the mysterious factor in the structure of the Earth's core.
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Why do transistors sound fragile but almost never fail?
With so many transistors, why do we rarely hear about transistor cases, or processor chips that have damaged transistors inside.
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The Kilogram unit is about to be redefined
The kilogram (kg) has been used as a standard mass measurement since the French revolution, based on the exact mass of a metal block being stored in Paris.