A 32-bit RISC-V processor made using molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon

A 32-bit RISC-V processor made using molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon

A team of engineers at Fudan University has successfully designed, built and run a 32-bit RISC-V microprocessor that uses molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon as its semiconductor component. Their paper is published in the journal Nature. A team of engineers at Fudan University has successfully designed, built and run a 32-bit RISC-V microprocessor that uses molybdenum…

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3D-printed skin imitation equipped with living cells could replace animal testing

3D-printed skin imitation equipped with living cells could replace animal testing

Directive 2010/63/EU laid down restrictions on animal testing for the testing of cosmetics and their ingredients throughout the EU. Therefore, there is an intense search for alternatives to test the absorption and toxicity of nanoparticles from cosmetics such as sun creams. Directive 2010/63/EU laid down restrictions on animal testing for the testing of cosmetics and their…

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White Americans in areas with higher Black poverty more likely to attribute racial disparities to lack of effort: Study

White Americans in areas with higher Black poverty more likely to attribute racial disparities to lack of effort: Study

New research in Social Psychological and Personality Science shows that white Americans living in counties with higher Black poverty rates are more likely to believe racial equality of opportunity exists, while attributing racial disparities to lack of effort. New research in Social Psychological and Personality Science shows that white Americans living in counties with higher Black…

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