There are more than enough news items about self-driving cars. Still, the actual introduction of them onto the road is not going smoothly. Incidents during test situations have led to questions about their reliability but other issues also play a role in the acceptance of self-driving cars. Berfu Ünal, from the UG/Campus Fryslân and UG Read more about The willingness of people to embrace self-driving cars[…]
Nanosized ferroelectrics become a reality If ferroelectric bits were nanosized, this would also save space. But conventional wisdom dictates that ferroelectric properties disappear when the bits are made smaller. Reports that hafnium oxide can be used to make a nanoscale ferroelectric have not yet convinced the field. University of Groningen (UG) physicists have now gathered Read more about Using ferroelectricity instead of magnetism in computer memory saves energy[…]
University of Groningen physicists have induced magnetism in platinum with an electric field created by a paramagnetic ionic liquid. As only the surface of the platinum is affected, this creates a switchable 2D ferromagnet. The study was published in Science Advances on 6 April. Platinum is used a lot in jewellery and electronics. Although this precious metal Read more about A switchable 2D ferromagnet[…]