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TSMC and Taiwan researchers engineered an interface only 0.42 nanometers thick to improve next-generation MoS2 transistors

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TSMC and Taiwan researchers engineered an interface only 0.42 nanometers thick to improve next-generation MoS2 transistors

Representational AI photo Researchers from Taiwan’s National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) and TSMC Corporate Research have developed a new way to improve transistors made from atomically thin materials. They focuses on the tiny boundary where two materials meet, which allowed them to build transistors with an extremely thin insulating layer while maintaining strong … Read more

Astronomers caught the first sign of a star 30 times more massive than the Sun exploding, then tracked its supernova for nearly three months

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Astronomers caught the first sign of a star 30 times more massive than the Sun exploding, then tracked its supernova for nearly three months

A combination of images show the evolution of supernova SN 2026gzf, which was first detected by the Einstein Probe on March 21, 2026. Images taken on March 25 and April 3, 2026, show the supernova brightening. An archival image of the host galaxy from March 9, 2016, reveals a bright blue source at the location … Read more

Hindu students campaign at US schools to distinguish the sacred swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz

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Hindu students campaign at US schools to distinguish the sacred swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz

Mira Trivedi (left) presents a lesson on the history of the swastika to students, a sacred swastika is shown on a wall (right). Hindu students across the US are pushing schools to distinguish the ancient swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz. The swastika is a sacred symbol associated with well-being and good fortune in Hinduism, Buddhism … Read more

Lake Kariba ferry tragedy: Overcrowding concerns emerge as passenger count remains uncertain

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Lake Kariba ferry tragedy: Overcrowding concerns emerge as passenger count remains uncertain

At least 15 people died and 27 remained missing after a passenger ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba on Tuesday. (@zoleka_zw) At least 15 people died and 27 remained missing after a passenger ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba on Tuesday, while 77 people were rescued, authorities said.Questions over possible overcrowding and incomplete passenger records … Read more

A diver found a $3 million gold cross in a Spanish shipwreck; 20 years later, it vanished from a museum

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A diver found a $3 million gold cross in a Spanish shipwreck; 20 years later, it vanished from a museum

Golden Emerald Cross From 16th‑Century Shipwreck, PC: Teddy Tucker In 1955, a Bermudian diver named Teddy Tucker pulled a gold cross studded with seven emeralds from the wreck of a sixteenth-century Spanish galleon resting in the reefs off Bermuda. It would go on to be called one of the most valuable single objects ever recovered … Read more

Your will may not decide where your super goes: About 15.7 million Australians are estimated to lack a binding death-benefit nomination

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Your will may not decide where your super goes: About 15.7 million Australians are estimated to lack a binding death-benefit nomination

Super Consumers Australia research has found that many Australians either don’t have a binding nomination or may have been inadequately informed about making one. Millions of Australians may believe their superannuation will automatically go to the people they name in their will when they die. But this is not necessarily so. A recent news report … Read more

Malaysia’s Princess Ilyana, 29, married British GT racer Chris Froggatt, 32; the multi-day Kuala Lumpur wedding blended royal traditions with motorsport

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Malaysia's Princess Ilyana, 29, married British GT racer Chris Froggatt, 32; the multi-day Kuala Lumpur wedding blended royal traditions with motorsport

Tengku Puteri Ilyana Alia of Malaysia and her partner, Christopher Lionel Froggatt (Facebook photo) Tengku Puteri Raja Tengku Puteri Ilyana Alia, daughter of the Sultan of Pahang, married British racing driver Christopher Lionel Froggatt in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, August 7.Princess Ilyana, 29, is the daughter of Sultan Abdullah, the Sultan of Pahang who served … Read more

Maryland’s first human composting facility offers an alternative to burial and cremation through natural organic reduction

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Maryland's first human composting facility offers an alternative to burial and cremation through natural organic reduction

Representative Image (AI-generated) Maryland is giving residents a new option for what happens to their bodies after death. According to WYPR, a public radio station serving Maryland, the state is now home to what is described as the nation’s largest human composting facility: a 37,000-square-foot facility in Elkridge operated by Earth Funeral. The facility uses … Read more

World’s longest national road in Australia is 14,500 km long and forms a giant loop around the continent, crossing deserts, rainforests and major cities

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World’s longest national road in Australia is 14,500 km long and forms a giant loop around the continent, crossing deserts, rainforests and major cities

Highway 1, Australia. Image Credit: Tony Bowden/Wikipedia Australia has the world’s longest national highway, which is a marvelous engineering example known simply as ‘Highway 1.’ Spanning approximately 14,500 kilometres, this massive highway covers around the entire mainland continent like a belt, acting as an important transport base that connects every state capital city from Sydney … Read more