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Electronics & Semiconductors
New memcapacitor devices for neuromorphic computing applications
To train and implement artificial neural networks, engineers require advanced devices capable of performing data-intensive computations. In recent years, research teams worldwide have been trying to create such devices, using ...
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Metal-halide perovskite semiconductors can compete with silicon counterparts for solar cells, LEDs
Climate change and its consequences are becoming increasingly obvious, and solar cells that convert the sun's energy into electricity will play a key role in the world's future energy supply.
Oct 26, 2021
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Business
California semiconductor maker goes public in billion-dollar deal amid chip shortage
A California semiconductor company took its stock public Wednesday—straight into the maw of a global chip shortage that could pose either a threat or an opportunity.
Oct 21, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A wireless system based on large-area electronics operating at gigahertz frequencies
Large-area electronics (LAE) is an emerging technology for electronic device manufacture, such as printing or large-scale lithography, the process used to create flat panel displays and solar cells. Using LAE processes, engineers ...
Oct 20, 2021
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Robotics
Raspberry Pi announces Build HAT—an add-on device that uses Pi hardware to control LEGO Technic motors
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is announcing the release of Raspberry Pi Build HAT—an add-on device that allows users to use Raspberry Pi hardware to control LEGO Technic motors. On the Raspberry Pi News page, company rep ...
Oct 20, 2021 report
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Micron plans $150 bn push on domestic chip manufacturing, research
US semiconductor company Micron announced plans Wednesday to invest $150 billion over the next decade on manufacturing and research, including potential production capacity in its home country.
Oct 20, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New solution for low cost, light-weight and compact wireless transfer devices
A research collaboration between Associate Professor Mishima Tomokazu (Kobe University Graduate School of Maritime Sciences) and Associate Professor Lai Ching-Ming (National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan) has successfully ...
Oct 19, 2021
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TSMC plans chip plant in Japan, says supply shortages easing
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. has confirmed it is planning to build a computer chip factory in Japan.
Oct 15, 2021
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New battery technology could power wearable, self-sustaining fever detector
Public temperature checks have become common practice around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers at Texas A&M University hope to make it possible to check the temperatures of large groups of people more quickly ...
Oct 13, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Welcoming composite inks into the fold
A screen-printing approach to creating foldable circuits could make many functional devices easier and cheaper to mass produce.
Oct 13, 2021
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Chemists' dye method holds promise for long-term data storage
In the digital age, every byte of data needs to go somewhere—and preferably stay there a long time. That last part is a major problem when it comes to data-storage systems, which typically last less than 20 years. A group ...
Oct 13, 2021
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A strategy to manipulate photocurrent direction in p-n heterojunction nanowires
Semiconductor p-n junctions are boundaries between two types of semiconductors (i.e., p-type and n-type semiconductor materials). These junctions are crucial components of many modern electronic devices.
Oct 12, 2021 feature
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Engineering
Smart displays that show information through fabric may be the next wave of wearable tech
Researchers have developed an innovative display that shows information through clothes and other fabrics.
Oct 12, 2021
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Modeling MOSFET behavior using automatic differentiation
Scientists from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) used the mathematical method called automatic differentiation to find the optimal fit of experimental data up to four times faster. This research can be applied ...
Oct 12, 2021
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