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This formed the first single-crystalline 2D semiconducting layer, which was then turned into transistors by depositing platinum source and drain regions topped with the gate and isolated with another layer of hafnium oxide. That completed the first back end of line. at Arstechnica.com

"Some people think that 3D printing was invented last year," said Fadi Abro, senior global director of automotive and mobility at Stratasys. The company recently became NASCAR's official 3D printing partner, but it has a relationship with one of the teams—Joe Gibbs Racing—that stretches back two decades. at Arstechnica.com

Researchers have warned that AI is particularly effective for crafting business email compromise scams—a specific type of malware-free phishing where fraudsters trick recipients into transferring funds or divulging confidential company information. This kind of scam has cost victims worldwide more than $50 billion since 2013, according to the FBI. at Arstechnica.com

Beyond flint-knapping and tossing spears with atlatls, Kent State University’s Metin Eren has a vision for his field’s future. at Arstechnica.com

On Wednesday, Pornhub's owner, Aylo, kicked off the new year by blocking three more states that implemented age verification laws requiring ID to access porn. According to 404 Media, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee are now among 17 states where Aylo sites, including Pornhub, RedTube, and YouPorn, cannot be accessed. at Arstechnica.com

The Russian space program reached a significant milestone over the holidays with the 2,000th launch of a rocket from the "R-7" family of boosters. The launch took place on Christmas Day when an R-7 rocket lifted off, carrying a remote-sensing satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. at Arstechnica.com

2024 was the first full year of Cybertruck production, and it appears the angular pickup's contribution to the sales numbers has been minimal. In 2023, Tesla built 70,826 "other models"—in 2024, it built 94,105. However, it built many more of these other models than it could find homes for, selling just 85,133 of these higher-priced EVs. at Arstechnica.com

Bronze Age combat, moral philosophy and Reddit’s AITA, Mondrian’s fractal tree, and seven other fascinating papers. at Arstechnica.com

Yamamoto thinks the unique group of fishing motor neurons found in frogfish suggests that, as a result of evolution, "the motor neurons for the illicium [became] segregated from other motor neurons” to end up in their own distinct cluster away from motor neurons controlling other fins, as he said in the study. at Arstechnica.com

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