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Fuel-Free Satellite Attitude Control Becomes Possible: Zenno's Supertorquer Achieves World's First In-Space Demonstration
New Zealand's Zenno has successfully completed the world's first on-orbit demonstration of a magnetic actuator using superconducting magnets. The device generates torque by interacting with Earth's magnetic field while maintaining extremely low temperatures, positioning it as a next-generation technology for satellite attitude control and momentum management without consuming fuel.
July 9, 20265 min read
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10x the Power Efficiency of the Latest GPUs: Inside the Next-Generation AI Chip Developed by SK hynix and TetraMem
In-memory computing, which performs calculations directly within memory, is drawing attention as a way to improve AI power efficiency. A joint US-Korean research team has developed a proprietary memristor SoC with zigzag wiring to eliminate the inefficiency of operations widely used in lightweight AI models, demonstrating extremely high power efficiency that surpasses existing GPUs.
July 9, 202611 min read
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Apple Commits Over $30 Billion to Broadcom, Securing 15 Billion US-Made Chips
Apple has signed a supply agreement with Broadcom worth over $30 billion, extending through 2031 and covering more than 15 billion US-manufactured chips. The major investment aims to secure a stable supply of wireless components and custom ASICs, strengthening America's semiconductor manufacturing base.
July 9, 20267 min read
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The True Culprit Behind "Dendrites" Blocking Solid-State Battery Commercialization: MIT's New Discovery That Triples Lifespan and Charging Speed
It has been revealed that the root cause of dendrite formation, which has hampered the commercialization of solid-state batteries, lies in the "space charge layer" that forms at the grain boundaries within the electrolyte. This finding—that this region traps electrons and triggers the deposition of metallic lithium—could become a critical key to dramatically advancing the safety and performance of next-generation batteries.
July 8, 20269 min read
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The "Light Fingerprint" Hackers Can't Steal: A Next-Generation Laser Authentication Technology That Eliminates IoT Vulnerabilities at Their Root
A research team at KAUST has developed a next-generation optical authentication system that combines the unpredictable chaos generated by lasers with AI. By never storing a physical key in memory and instead generating a "light fingerprint" only at the moment of authentication before letting it vanish, the system can withstand both quantum computers and physical attacks.
May 30, 202613 min read
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Apple's "A20" Chip and the Full Picture of the iPhone 18 Series: The Transformation Brought by the 2nm Process Transition and Next-Generation Packaging Technology
The A20 Pro chip for the iPhone 18 Pro adopts TSMC's 2nm process and the new WMCM packaging technology, dramatically improving AI processing and power efficiency. Due to a DRAM supply shortage, the base model iPhone 18 will forgo WMCM, but Apple will boost memory to 12GB and split the release cycle to spread the load across the supply chain.
May 9, 20269 min read
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Apple in Talks with Intel Foundry: A Move to Diversify Advanced Manufacturing Away from TSMC Dependence
Against the backdrop of geopolitical risk in Taiwan, Apple has reached a preliminary agreement to bring Intel on board as a second manufacturing base for its AI-oriented advanced chips, reducing its reliance on TSMC. This agreement represents a strategic move by Apple to secure multiple domestic supply sources for its self-designed chips and stabilize its supply chain.
May 9, 20268 min read
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Google Releases MTP (Multi-Token Prediction) Draft Models for Gemma 4, Boosting Inference Speed by Up to 3x
Google has released Multi-Token Prediction-enabled draft models that accelerate Gemma 4 inference by up to 3x. By leveraging speculative decoding technology to separate token generation from verification, these models eliminate the VRAM bandwidth bottleneck, dramatically improving inference performance on edge devices and local PCs without any degradation in output quality.
May 6, 20268 min read
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Apple's Cook Steps Down as CEO, Succeeded by John Ternus. A New Executive Structure Begins Alongside Hardware Consolidation Under Johny Srouji
Apple announced Tim Cook's retirement as CEO and John Ternus's appointment as his successor, but simultaneously promoted Johny Srouji to chief hardware officer, moving ahead with a reorganization of the hardware division. This signals a shift toward a structure that strengthens vertical integration of product implementation, unifying component-level technology development with hardware implementation in final products. As Cook shifts his focus toward policy engagement and other matters as executive chairman, Ternus—the cross-product hardware executive—takes over as the new CEO, allowing Apple to build its next-generation product execution structure while continuing its existing strategy.
April 21, 20269 min read
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The Price of AI Investment: The Structural Crisis of a "40% Price Hike" Set to Hit the Laptop Market in 2026
In the first quarter of 2026, the global laptop market appears headed for an unprecedented situation. The latest forecast data released by TrendForce, a global market research firm, carries content shocking enough to send a chill through the entire PC industry. Among its findings, […]
March 11, 20268 min read