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A pen that can transform Braille into English text has been developed by experts at the University of Bristol.

Braille literacy is frequently reported as being in decline. This is despite visually impaired people often expressing a desire to learn it, and Braille literacy being a highly valued skill by those who are capable. This is often attributed to the lack of available learning resources, particularly away from large urban centers.

The handheld device, which includes a one-centimeter sensor with 19 channels programmed to read Braille, has demonstrated high accuracy in early trials.

Laser-plasma accelerators take up less space than conventional facilities, which are sometimes kilometers long. Such compact particle sources can accelerate electron bunches efficiently, enabling X-ray lasers that fit in the basement of a university institute.

Cornell University researchers have demonstrated that acoustic sound waves can be used to control the motion of an electron as it orbits a lattice defect in a diamond, a technique that can potentially improve the sensitivity of quantum sensors and be used in other quantum devices.

Existing patterning methods for thin metal films rely on prefabricated rigid masks incompatible with soft substrates. Here, the authors report printable and stretchable metal-vapor-desorption layers that facilitate high-fidelity patterning, enabling circuits and devices on 3D curvilinear and stretchable substrates.

Single crystals of atomically thin sapphire have been prepared at room temperature, opening the way to miniaturized chips.

The Dark Energy Camera has captured an image of the dazzling Coma Cluster, named after the hair of Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Not only significant in Greek mythology, this collection of galaxies was also fundamental to the discovery of the existence of dark matter.

Transistors are core components of many electronic devices, which serve the role of amplifying and switching electrical signals. A key goal of the electronics industry is to continue improving the performance and energy-efficiency of transistors, while also reducing their size.

Deep-sea sensors detected the most energetic neutrino ever recorded.

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