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Electronics & Semiconductors
Innovative device could power electronics using body movements
A new technology that can generate electricity from vibrations or even small body movements means you could charge your laptop by typing or power your smartphone's battery on your morning run.
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Hardware
Nvidia rivals focus on building a different kind of chip to power AI products
Building the current crop of artificial intelligence chatbots has relied on specialized computer chips pioneered by Nvidia, which dominates the market and made itself the poster child of the AI boom.
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Japan ramps up tech ambitions with $65 bn for AI, chips
Japan is readying a $65-billion push in microchips and artificial intelligence aimed at reclaiming its status as a global tech leader and meeting the urgent challenges of its aging, shrinking population.
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US finalizes $1.5 bn chips award to GlobalFoundries
The US government said Wednesday it has finalized a grant with chipmaker GlobalFoundries to support its semiconductor manufacturing investments, as President Joe Biden works to secure parts of his legacy before Donald Trump's ...
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Seatbelt-integrated biosensor could reliably track the alertness and stress of pilots and drivers
Over the past decades, electronics and biomedical engineers have developed increasingly sophisticated biosensors, devices that can pick up biological signals from human users. These sensors, which are generally embedded in ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
US finalizes up to $6.6 bn funding for chip giant TSMC
The United States will award Taiwanese chip giant TSMC up to $6.6 billion in direct funding to help build several plants on US soil, officials said Friday, finalizing the deal before Donald Trump's administration enters the ...
Nov 16, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
AI headphones create a 'sound bubble,' quieting all sounds more than a few feet away
Imagine this: You're at an office job, wearing noise-canceling headphones to dampen the ambient chatter. A co-worker arrives at your desk and asks a question, but rather than needing to remove the headphones and say, "What?", ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
LEDs based on transition metal dichalcogenides display reduced efficiency losses
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs), semiconductor-based devices that emit light when an electric current flows through them, are key building blocks of numerous electronic devices. LEDs are used to light up smartphone, computer, ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Next-generation video screen can be stretched from 12 to 18 inches
Korean electronics company, LG Display Co., Ltd. has announced on its product development page that it has developed a video screen that can be stretched from its default length of 12 inches to 18 inches.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Creating compact near-sensor computing chips via 3D integration of 2D materials
Three-dimensional (3D) integration has opened new possibilities for the development of denser circuits with more interconnected electronic components. 3D integration approaches entail stacking multiple layers of electronic ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
First practical application of viscous electron flow realizes terahertz photoconductivity in graphene
When light hits the surface of some materials, namely those exhibiting a property known as photoresistance, it can induce changes in their electrical conductivity. Graphene is among these materials, as incident light can ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
What do people think about smartglasses? New research reveals a complicated picture
Smartglasses, a type of wearable device, have evolved rapidly since the pioneering yet ill-fated Google Glass received social backlash in 2013. Early adopters were nicknamed "Glassholes", and the product never reached commercialization. ...
Nov 9, 2024
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Engineering
Material with increased band gap design could make electronics faster and more efficient
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have achieved a new material that will be pivotal in making the next generation of high-power electronics faster, transparent and more efficient. This artificially designed material ...
Nov 8, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Unique memristor design with analog switching shows promise for high-efficiency neuromorphic computing
The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based models is placing greater demands on the electronics industry, as many of these models require significant storage space and computational power. Engineers worldwide have ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Off-the-shelf thermoelectric generators can upgrade CO₂ into useful chemicals, which could aid Mars colonization
Readily available thermoelectric generators operating under modest temperature differences can power CO2 conversion, according to a proof-of-concept study by chemists at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
Nov 7, 2024
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3D-printed solutions shield electronics from electrostatic discharge
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is a significant concern in the chemical and electronics industries. In electronics, ESD often causes integrated circuit failures due to rapid voltage and current discharges from charged ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Tiny electronic nose rivals animal scent detection
Imagine a robot that can detect scents in the air and track down their sources as efficiently as a dog or a mouse. If realized, it could detect small wildfires in dense forests, find people buried in debris after an earthquake, ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Advance in 4-inch heterostructure fabrication enhances AI semiconductors
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances, the demand for higher-performing semiconductors is rapidly growing. The development of new materials and innovative structures to achieve high-performance semiconductors ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Innovative transistor for reconfigurable fuzzy logic hardware shows promise for enhanced edge computing
Edge computing devices, devices located in proximity to the source of data instead of in large data centers, could perform computations locally. This could reduce latency, particularly in real-time applications, as it would ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
New haptic patch transmits complexity of touch to the skin
A Northwestern University-led team of engineers has developed a new type of wearable device that stimulates the skin to deliver various complex sensations.
Nov 6, 2024
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Engineering
Advances in energy-efficient avalanche-based amorphization could revolutionize data storage
The atoms of amorphous solids like glass have no ordered structure; they arrange themselves randomly, like scattered grains of sand on a beach. Normally, making materials amorphous—a process known as amorphization—requires ...
Nov 6, 2024
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Engineering
High-dielectric-constant elastomer with low dielectric loss improves performance of smart wearables
High-dielectric-constant elastomers possess outstanding softness and stretchability. They allow a fast response and have a high reliability, and thus have been widely applied to wearable electronics.
Nov 6, 2024
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Engineering
Researchers unveil capacitorless solid-state power filter for single-phase DC-AC converters
A study led by Dr. Haitham Kanakri and Dr. Euzeli Dos Santos, Jr., has unveiled a novel capacitorless solid-state power filter (SSPF) for single-phase DC-AC converters. This innovative technology employs a high-frequency ...
Nov 6, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Repurposed RFID tags allow for battery-free sensing and tracking
Data is power. According to Dinesh Bharadia, an associate professor at UC San Diego in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with an affiliate appointment in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Engineering
Nanoscale transistors could enable more efficient electronics
Silicon transistors, which are used to amplify and switch signals, are a critical component in most electronic devices, from smartphones to automobiles. But silicon semiconductor technology is held back by a fundamental physical ...
Nov 4, 2024
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