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Physicists observe Room-Temperature Superconductivity

UNLV physicist Ashkan Salamat (above), along with colleague Ranga Dias, assistant professor of physics and mechanical engineering at the University of Rochester, established room-temperature superconductivity in a diamond anvil cell – a small, handheld, and commonly used research device that enables the compression of tiny materials to extreme pressures. The phenomena, reported today as the cover story in the journal Nature, has implications for how energy is stored and transmitted. (Josh Hawkins/UNLV Photo Services)

The discovery opens door for reimagining the energy grid, technology, society...

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Shape-Changing Displays you can Touch and Feel: GHOST (Generic, Highly-Organic Shape-Changing Interfaces)

Deformable Displays Credit: GHOST technology


EU-supported research project designed to tap humans’ ability to reason about and manipulate physical objects through the interfaces of computers and mobile devices. ‘This will have all sorts of implications for the future, from everyday interaction with mobile phones to learning with computers and design work,’ … ‘It’s not only about deforming the shape of the screen, but also the digital object you want to manipulate, maybe even in mid-air. Through ultrasound levitation tech, eg we can project the display out of the flat screen. And thanks to deformable screens we can plunge our fingers into it.’

This breakthrough in user interaction with tech allows us to handle objects, data, in a completely new way...

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