John Timmer

3 weeks ago | technewstube.com | John Timmer

On Wednesday, a team of researchers from China used a paper published in Nature to describe a 32-bit RISC-V processor built using molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon as the semiconductor. For those not up on their chemistry, molybdenum disulfide is a bit like graphene: a single molecule of MoS2 is a sheet…

3 weeks ago | technewstube.com | John Timmer

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3 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | John Timmer

A tokamak moves forward as two companies advance plans for stellarators. John Timmer – Apr 1, 2025 5:05 pm | There are a remarkable number of commercial fusion power startups, considering that it's a technology that's built a reputation for being perpetually beyond the horizon. Many of them focus on radically new technologies for heating and compressing plasmas, or fusing unusual combinations of isotopes.

3 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | John Timmer

New executive order slams museum for recognizing "race is not a biological reality." John Timmer – Mar 28, 2025 11:53 am | On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order that took aim at one of the US's foremost cultural and scientific institutions: the Smithsonian.

3 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | John Timmer

Researchers ascribe it to "animus or prejudice against minority drivers." John Timmer – Mar 27, 2025 4:22 pm | It's no secret that "driving while black" is a real phenomenon. Study after study has shown that minority drivers are ticketed at a higher rate, and data from speed cameras suggests that it's not because they commit traffic violations more frequently. But this leaves open the question of why.