Breaking ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor records is just like baking bread
Researchers have made unparalleled ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors through temperature and timing, just like baking bread.
Mar 30, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Applied Physics Letters
Applied Physics Letters is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published 52 times per year by the American Institute of Physics. Its focus is rapid publication and dissemination of new experimental and theoretical papers regarding applications of physics in all disciplines of science, engineering, and modern technology. Additionally, there is an emphasis on fundamental and decisive new developments which lay the groundwork for fields that are rapidly evolving. The journal was established in 1962. The editor in chief is Nghi Q. Lam of the Argonne National Laboratory. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 3.820, ranking it first out of 105 in the discipline of applied physics. In 2009, it also ranked first out of 105 journals assessed in this discipline.
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics
- Country
- United States
- History
- 1962–present
- Website
- http://apl.aip.org/
- Impact factor
- 3.844 (2011)
Hardware
High-speed 3-D memory with ferroelectric NAND flash memory
Ferroelectric memory is a well-researched topic in the past decade due to its capacity for higher speed, lower power consumption and longer endurance, compared to conventional flash memory. The performance of ferroelectric ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Scientists develop a tool for wireless charging of multiple devices
Researchers from the Faculty of Physics and Engineering managed to achieve simultaneous power transfer at various frequencies with the help of a metasurface. It will allow us to simultaneously charge devices from different ...
Aug 26, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Harvesting energy from walking human body
A research team led by Professor Wei-Hsin Liao from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has developed a lightweight smart materials-based energy harvester for ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Engineering
Researchers develop technique to de-ice surfaces in seconds
Airplane wings, wind turbines and indoor heating systems all struggle under the weight and chill of ice. De-icing techniques are energy-intensive, however, and often require large masses of ice to melt completely in order ...
Sep 3, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Harvesting energy from the human knee
Imagine powering your devices by walking. With technology recently developed by a group of researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, that possibility might not be far out of reach.
Jul 17, 2019
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Engineering
4-D printing multi-metal products with a desktop electrochemical 3-D printer
Four-dimensional (4-D) printing can create complex 3-D geometries that react to environmental stimuli, opening new design opportunities in materials science. A vast majority of 4-D printing approaches use polymer materials, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nanoparticles give solar panels a green color
Researchers from AMOLF, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) have developed a technology to create efficient bright green colored solar panels. Arrays of silicon nanoparticles ...
Aug 15, 2017
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