- A joint research team from KAIST, UNIST, Hanbat National University, Hanyang University, and Washington University in St. Louis has developed technology for automatically screening two-dimensional semiconductors only a few atomic layers thick and fabricating transistors.

 - The achievement solves a long-standing bottleneck in research on “atomically thin” materials expected to overcome the limits of conventional silicon semiconductors.

- By automating the process of manually searching for semiconductor flakes under a microscope, the technology is expected to accelerate the development of AI semiconductors and ultra-low-power semiconductors.

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a novel authentication technology that enables digital devices to verify their identity using unique physical characteristics embedded in their hardware. Published in Nature Electronics, the system generates distinctive digital fingerprints through tiny laser devices, with no two lasers producing exactly the same light pattern. By combining these hardware fingerprints with artificial intelligence, the technology can rapidly and accurately authenticate devices while consuming minimal energy. The innovation could strengthen security across cloud computing, AI infrastructure, and large-scale networks of connected devices, offering a potential alternative to conventional password- and key-based authentication methods. Researchers are now exploring how the technology can be integrated into future computing and communications systems.