Category: silicon

NTD News Today (March 17): SVB Financial Group Files for Bankruptcy; Suppressed Report Says Fluoride Reduces IQ

The parent company of failed Silicon Valley Bank is seeking chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Fluoride can reduce intelligence, according to a suppressed government report. The National Toxicology Program meta analysis reviewing fluoride neurotoxicity was finally made public on Wednesday. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) accused President Biden Thursday of dodging meetings on the endangered social security…


LIVE 12 PM ET: NTD News Today (March 17): Suppressed Report Says Fluoride Reduces IQ; Senator Cassidy Criticizes Biden on Social Security

The parent company of the failed silicon valley bank is seeking chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Fluoride can reduce intelligence, according to a suppressed government report. The National Toxicology Program meta analysis reviewing fluoride neurotoxicity was finally made public on Wednesday. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) accused President Biden Thursday of dodging meetings on the endangered social…


Silicon Valley Layoffs Are a Boon for Tech-Hungry Farm Equipment Makers

Big agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the American Midwest are on a mission to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who have been caught up in a wave of hiring freezes and layoffs, executives told Reuters. Mass layoffs at major tech firms have opened the talent pipeline for Illinois-based Deere & Co.—the world’s largest tractor…


Taiwan Experts Weigh in on TSMC’s Plan to Bring Leading-Edge 3Nm Chip Tech to US

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC)—the world’s most advanced contract chipmaker—is bringing its leading-edge 3-nanometer chip production process to its upcoming new plant in the U.S. state of Arizona, the company’s founder, Morris Chang, said on Nov. 2. But Chang’s statement has drawn concerns and criticism that the move would affect the core competitiveness of Taiwan’s…


Silicon Surface Boosts the Output of Autonomous Power Sources

Research from Australia’s Curtin University has discovered an effective way to enhance the output of autonomous power sources commonly used to power essential mining equipment in underground or remote locations with no power points and where batteries are not practical. Published in the journal “Nano Energy”, the research found that using silicon on the surfaces…