From truce in the trenches to cocktails at the consulate: How Christmas diplomacy seeks to exploit seasonal goodwill

Christmas diplomacy endures because it stands at the crossroads of culture, power and politics. The season brings with it a set of expectations about restraint and goodwill that leaders can invoke, ...
Morning Overview on MSN

MIT finds a new way to pack more transistors on a chip

For decades, chipmakers have squeezed more computing power out of silicon by shrinking transistors, but that strategy is ...
Dexerto

Arc Raiders Cold Snap patch notes add snowy maps & first Expedition

Arc Raiders‘ Cold Snap update is here, and it completely transforms the extraction shooter into a frozen nightmare, as well ...
Phys.org

From light to logic: First complete logic gate achieved in soft material using light alone

Researchers from McMaster University and the University of Pittsburgh have created the first functionally complete logic gate—a NAND gate (short for "NOT AND")—in a soft material using only beams of ...
Chicago Tribune

After gate reallocation at O’Hare, United to add new routes next year

United will add flights to 10 new domestic destinations from O’Hare International Airport next year, routes the airline says were made possible by the additional gate space it won through the city’s ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Double Duty Logic Block Architecture Enabling Concurrent LUT and Adder Chain Usage (Nanyang Technological Univ. et al)

A new technical paper titled “Double Duty: FPGA Architecture to Enable Concurrent LUT and Adder Chain Usage” was published by researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Cornell University, ...
EDN

Using isolated ADCs and an XNOR logic gate as a multiplier to measure active power

Multiplying two analog signals involves the use of analog multipliers, usually implemented by using log and antilog circuit blocks or the Gilbert cell. Today, the most common technique used to ...
IEEE

Design and Implementation of an Efficient Quantum Cost Optimized Adder Using Reversible Logic Gates

Abstract: In modern Very-Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) technology, managing information loss is a critical challenge. Conventional logic gates, such as AND, OR, and NOT, are prone to data loss during ...
Hosted on MSN

DIY Fence Gate Install – Add a Gate Without Starting Over

Learn how to add a sturdy, functional gate to your existing fence with this clear, step-by-step DIY guide. From measuring and framing to hinge placement and alignment, this walkthrough covers ...
EurekAlert!

Initialization-free programmable spin-logic gate unveiled

(a)Working principle of the spin logic device. (b) Transition among diverse magnetic configurations in this heterojunction. By manipulating the direction of the Oersted field, the SOT-induced ...