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Curious Case Of The Passport Rectangle: Social Media Post Sparks Discussion
An online query by a social media user regarding a mysterious gold rectangle on her newly renewed passport has sparked a viral conversation about modern travel document security.
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Photon Microchip Breakthrough Hints at Quantum Computers With Millions of Qubits
A microchip device precisely controls laser light while consuming far less power, making large-scale quantum computers feasible. Produced using standard CMOS fabrication, it enables mass production of photonic devices, allowing thousands of qubits to be controlled efficiently. This innovation paves the way for scalable, integrated quantum computing...
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Internet-Connected Devices Can Now Have a Label that Rates Their Security
The Cyber Trust Mark, a stylised shield logo with microchip-style detailing, is meant to give American consumers a quick and easy way to evaluate the security of a given smart product, much like US Department of Agriculture labels on food or Energy Star ratings on appliances.
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IIT Bombay, TCS To Develop India's 1st Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager. What It Does
IIT Bombay on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to develop India's first Quantum Diamond microchip imager -- an advanced sensing tool to test the quality of semiconductor chips.
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Mumbai Man Says Hackers Planted Microchip In His Body, Court Seeks Probe
A magistrate court in Mumbai directed police to probe the complaint of a man who claimed some unknown persons had hacked his social media accounts by placing a microchip in his body.
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Micron to Start Plant Construction in August, Domestic Microchip Production to Begin by 2024-End: Report
India's first semiconductor assembly plant by Micron Technology would start construction in August in Gujarat, says a report by Financial Times. The country aims to make its first domestically manufactured microchips by the end of 2024.
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Missing Cat Reunited With Owner After 9 Years. Here's How
After taking the cat to the shelter, rescuers found she had a microchip and started doing some investigating.
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Spain to Spend EUR 12.25 Billion on Semiconductors, Microchips by 2027 to Boost Digital Economy
Spain's government has decided to spend EUR 12.25 billion (roughly Rs. 1,01,600 crore) on the semiconductor and microchip industry over the next five years, stated Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said on Tuesday. The plan, consisting mostly of European Union pandemic relief funds, will aim to boost Spain’s digital economy while meeting the demand...
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Taiwan's UMC To Spend $5 Billion On New Chip Plant In Singapore
UMC, which has already been producing semiconductors in the country for more than 20 years, said the new factory would produce 22 and 28 nanometre chips.
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Microfliers, or Flying Microchips, Are the Smallest Human-Made Flying Structures: Research
Engineers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, US, have designed electronic microchips that can fly. These flying microchips, or microfliers, are the size of a sand grain and can fly without any motor or engine.
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New Optic Technology Could Herald Terahertz Microchips
By using a Metal-Oxide-Nitride-Oxide-Silicon (MONOS) structure, the team has come up with a new integrated circuit that uses flash memory technology.
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Apple Ordered to Pay $506 Million to University in Patent Dispute
WARF sued Apple in 2014, alleging processors found in some versions of the iPhone infringe on a patent describing a "predictor circuit".
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Some Swedish Workers Are Getting Microchips Implanted In Their Hands
How would you feel about having a microchip implanted in your hand to make things more convenient at work?
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Implanted Microchips Give Jedi Powers to Lifelong Star Wars Fan
Korporaal can unlock her office's garage with a back-handed bump to a scanner as she zips into work on her Vespa.
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Microchip Helps Reunite UK Dog With Owners After 5 Years
In a heart-warming incident, a 13-year old dog in the UK was reunited with its owners five years after it went missing, thanks to a microchip fitted to the canine that disclosed its identity.
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Curious Case Of The Passport Rectangle: Social Media Post Sparks Discussion
An online query by a social media user regarding a mysterious gold rectangle on her newly renewed passport has sparked a viral conversation about modern travel document security.
-
Photon Microchip Breakthrough Hints at Quantum Computers With Millions of Qubits
A microchip device precisely controls laser light while consuming far less power, making large-scale quantum computers feasible. Produced using standard CMOS fabrication, it enables mass production of photonic devices, allowing thousands of qubits to be controlled efficiently. This innovation paves the way for scalable, integrated quantum computing...
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Internet-Connected Devices Can Now Have a Label that Rates Their Security
The Cyber Trust Mark, a stylised shield logo with microchip-style detailing, is meant to give American consumers a quick and easy way to evaluate the security of a given smart product, much like US Department of Agriculture labels on food or Energy Star ratings on appliances.
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IIT Bombay, TCS To Develop India's 1st Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager. What It Does
IIT Bombay on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to develop India's first Quantum Diamond microchip imager -- an advanced sensing tool to test the quality of semiconductor chips.
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Mumbai Man Says Hackers Planted Microchip In His Body, Court Seeks Probe
A magistrate court in Mumbai directed police to probe the complaint of a man who claimed some unknown persons had hacked his social media accounts by placing a microchip in his body.
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Micron to Start Plant Construction in August, Domestic Microchip Production to Begin by 2024-End: Report
India's first semiconductor assembly plant by Micron Technology would start construction in August in Gujarat, says a report by Financial Times. The country aims to make its first domestically manufactured microchips by the end of 2024.
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Missing Cat Reunited With Owner After 9 Years. Here's How
After taking the cat to the shelter, rescuers found she had a microchip and started doing some investigating.
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Spain to Spend EUR 12.25 Billion on Semiconductors, Microchips by 2027 to Boost Digital Economy
Spain's government has decided to spend EUR 12.25 billion (roughly Rs. 1,01,600 crore) on the semiconductor and microchip industry over the next five years, stated Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said on Tuesday. The plan, consisting mostly of European Union pandemic relief funds, will aim to boost Spain’s digital economy while meeting the demand...
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Taiwan's UMC To Spend $5 Billion On New Chip Plant In Singapore
UMC, which has already been producing semiconductors in the country for more than 20 years, said the new factory would produce 22 and 28 nanometre chips.
-
Microfliers, or Flying Microchips, Are the Smallest Human-Made Flying Structures: Research
Engineers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, US, have designed electronic microchips that can fly. These flying microchips, or microfliers, are the size of a sand grain and can fly without any motor or engine.
-
New Optic Technology Could Herald Terahertz Microchips
By using a Metal-Oxide-Nitride-Oxide-Silicon (MONOS) structure, the team has come up with a new integrated circuit that uses flash memory technology.
-
Apple Ordered to Pay $506 Million to University in Patent Dispute
WARF sued Apple in 2014, alleging processors found in some versions of the iPhone infringe on a patent describing a "predictor circuit".
-
Some Swedish Workers Are Getting Microchips Implanted In Their Hands
How would you feel about having a microchip implanted in your hand to make things more convenient at work?
-
Implanted Microchips Give Jedi Powers to Lifelong Star Wars Fan
Korporaal can unlock her office's garage with a back-handed bump to a scanner as she zips into work on her Vespa.
-
Microchip Helps Reunite UK Dog With Owners After 5 Years
In a heart-warming incident, a 13-year old dog in the UK was reunited with its owners five years after it went missing, thanks to a microchip fitted to the canine that disclosed its identity.
