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Prof Zhang Zhiyong's team at Peking University developed a heterojunction-gated field-effect transistor (HGFET) that achieves ...

Prof Zhang Zhiyong's team developed a heterojunction-gated field-effect transistor (HGFET) that achieves high sensitivity in short-wave infrared ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jessica Yung and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the physics of hula hooping, why some vaccines last longer than others, and a few moon launches to watch for in 2025.