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Axon-mimicking Materials for Computing

Taking inspiration from nature, researchers discovered a class of materials that behave like axons by spontaneously strengthening electrical pulses that travel along transmission lines.

U.S. forfeited microchip production,but Texas could help get it back.

U.S. forfeited microchip production,but Texas could help get it back

The push is on to return semiconductor manufacturing to our shores. Texas already is reaping benefits from private and public investments. Samsung and Texas Instruments are investing billions of dollars in new semiconductor plants in Texas. Separately, Texas A&M Semiconductor Institute has a project to increase research and education and train semiconductor workers to support state and federal semiconductor initiatives.

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Texas A&M Hosting A Semiconductor Summit

A&M system associate vice chancellor for research David Staack says this is a step towards getting a piece of 52 billion dollars in federal money to fund semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing.