Always Be Curious #185: Nanoimprint lithography, Bennu's treasure, and curing deafness

This week in ABC: Canon's nanoimprint lithography system is in the spotlight, researchers cast their eyes on Bennu's treasure, and there's hope to transform the treatment of deafness with technology.

This week, Canon made headlines with the release of its “FPA-1200NZ2C nanoimprint semiconductor manufacturing equipment”, which media eagerly positioned as an existential threat to the most advanced optical lithography equipment. 👀 Spoiler alert: it isn’t. ❌ But it certainly is an example of the Japanese commitment to work through countless technical c…