Science X Newsletter Thursday, Nov 28

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Spotlight Stories Headlines

Highly performing and wafer-scalable aligned carbon nanotube transistors

Additive manufacturing and Ni/Ti metal bolster cooling technology

Underwater telecom cables make superb seismic network

Toward more efficient computing, with magnetic waves

Researchers demonstrate machine-guided engineering of AAV capsids

With ultracold chemistry, researchers get a first look at exactly what happens during a chemical reaction

Animals could help humans monitor oceans

Popular heartburn drugs may up odds of stomach bug

Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older moms more likely to develop heart problems

New vaccine will stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis

Bacteria overcome hurdles to jump between species

An electron highway headed for methanol

Indo-Pacific Ocean warming is changing global rainfall patterns

Researchers identify protein that governs human blood stem cell self-renewal

Study warns helmets don't offer full protection on slopes

Physics news

Toward more efficient computing, with magnetic waves MIT researchers have devised a novel circuit design that enables precise control of computing with magnetic waves—with no electricity needed. The advance takes a step toward practical magnetic-based devices, which have the potential to compute far more efficiently than electronics.

Astronomy & Space news

European Space Agency agrees record budget to meet new challenges European Space Agency (ESA) members agreed Thursday a record 14.4 billion euros budget, promising to maintain Europe's place at the top table as the United States and China press ahead and industry disruptors such as Elon Musk's Space X present new challenges.

Technology news

	Highly performing and wafer-scalable aligned carbon nanotube transistors As we enter the wireless world of 5G, communications in the millimeter-wave band (i.e., from 30 to 300 GHz) will become increasingly important, particularly for high-speed wireless data-transfer applications. The trouble is that at these small wavelengths, the on-circuit signal strength degrades rapidly, thus requiring the circuit to be highly integrated into the smallest possible footprint. To best implement this, the high-frequency transistor technology needs to be compatible with the workhorse technology of digital electronics: complementary metal-oxide-semiconductors (CMOSs).
	Polish firm's drones, from lifesaver to invisible model, take to the skies Silently the eight propellers of the Hermes V8MT drone begin to spin and the large yellow aircraft rises up, locates its direction and moments later disappears into the sky in southern Poland.
	Ambient Mode announced for some Android phones As far as Android announcements go, the one for Google Assistant Ambient Mode was more like a pleasant cowbell ring than a blasting trumpet but nonetheless it is a new feature and will please those who like the idea of being reminded about information important to them.
	Nissan invests in production to prepare for electric age Nissan is investing 33 billion yen ($303 million) in its flagship auto plant in Japan's Tochigi prefecture in a first rollout of a production system geared toward electric vehicles.
	Israel's drone industry becomes global force In a fierce battle for market share against world superpowers China and the United States, Israel's drone industry likes to say it has a secret weapon—military experience.
	In New York, grocery deliveries go high-tech In New York, a city famous for always being on the go, grocery shopping can be time consuming.
	End of an era as Japan's Panasonic exits chip business Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Thursday it was exiting the semiconductor business, selling its loss-making subsidiary to a Taiwanese firm as it struggles with intense competition from China and South Korea.
	German court issues split rulings over VW diesel cheating A German appeals court has ruled in several lawsuits against automaker Volkswagen, saying consumers who unknowingly bought cars with software installed to cheat diesel emissions tests deserve compensation but those who purchased them later don't.
	A new group thinks Amazon is 'too big to govern' and wants to lead the resistance In 2017, as cities and states including Philadelphia and Delaware built out lavish incentive packages and sales pitches in hopes of luring Amazon's second headquarters, a resistance emerged.
	Shooting stars: TikTok's explosive and rocky ride to fame He's no Bollywood star, but school dropout Israil Ansari has found fast fame on TikTok with two million followers glued to his oddball dancing and rainbow hairstyles in India, the app's biggest international market.
	Germany aims to shield tech firms from foreign takeovers Germany's economy ministry said Thursday it planned to tighten rules on non-EU takeovers of hi-tech firms, against a backdrop of growing alarm about Chinese firms buying up German know-how.

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