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Credit: Georgia Institute of Technology Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world's first functional semiconductor made from graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms held together by the strongest bonds known. Semiconductors, which are materials that conduct electricity under specific...

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Should the deceased be digitally resurrected by grieving friends, lovers and relatives? A new study captures current attitudes and highlights the need for urgent research and policy work. In a 2014 episode of sci-fi series Black Mirror, a grieving young widow reconnects with her dea...