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High-sensitivity terahertz detection by 2D plasmons in transistors

A research group from Tohoku University and RIKEN has developed a high-speed, high-sensitivity terahertz-wave detector operating at room temperature, paving the way for advancements in the development of next generation 6G/7G technology.

NASA outlines plan to deploy burrowing ‘cryobots’ on icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter

The subsurface oceans of the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter remain our best bet for finding life elsewhere in the solar system. NASA is developing a roadmap for cryobots that could investigate these ocean worlds.

Jony Ive Poaches Lead iPhone Designer to Work on OpenAI Hardware Device

Tang Tan, Appleā€™s lead designer for the iPhone and Apple Watch, is stepping down to join Jony Iveā€™s hardware firm LoveFrom, according to Bloombergā€™s Mark Gurman on Wednesday. Tan is the latest Apple designer to join Ive, which is assembling an Avengers-like team with Sam Altman to create the next era of hardwareā€¦Read more…

Why arenā€™t more people buying over-the-counter hearing aids?

Todayā€™s hearing aids are a technological marvelā€”tiny, lightweight, and often lasting a full day without charging. Halfdark/fStop, Getty ImagesIn the U.S., millions of adults have hearing loss. Will consumer tech help sway them toward hearing aids? The post Why arenā€™t more people buying over-the-counter hearing aids? appeared first on Popular Science.

Apple Watch import ban kicked off a decade ago by an early-morning email to Tim Cook

The Apple Watch sales ban nightmare may have been started by a Masimo employee offering to help Apple create its own blood oxygen sensor, sent in an email to CEO Tim Cook.Apple’s ongoing legal wrangling with device producer Masimo over the Apple Watch stems all the way back to 2013, a report claims, in an email to Tim Cook. The email triggered not only a new feature for the Apple Watch, but also a legal headache that would see the wearable device banned from sale in the United States.Buried in legal documents is an email to Tim Cook from scientist Marcelo Lamego, sent in the early morning in 2013, reports Bloomberg. The email boldly claimed the scientist could help “develop the new wave of technology to make Apple the No.1 brand in the medical, fitness, and wellness market.”A mere 10 hours later, an Apple recruiter contacted Lamego, and he was working as an engineer at Apple within weeks, tasked with developing health sensors. Within months, Lamego asked to file a dozen patents for sensors and algorithms to measure a person’s blood-oxygen level. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums