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Electronics & Semiconductors

High-definition organic LED microdisplays with reduced electrical crosstalk could enhance VR and AR experiences

The rapid advancement of the electronics industry is opening new possibilities for the development of increasingly advanced device components, including displays. Many of the most widely used and highly performing displays ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Unique hybrid device generates electricity and stores thermal energy efficiently and sustainably

An international research team led by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya—BarcelonaTech (UPC) has created a hybrid device that combines, for the first time ever, molecular solar thermal energy storage with silicon-based ...

Engineering

AI sensor cuts false alarms in smoke detectors

A group of South Korean researchers has developed an intelligent fire detection technology that drastically reduces false alarm incidents which go off in the absence of a real fire (hereinafter "unwanted alarm"), and is on ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Robots to the rescue: Automated disassembly for e-waste recycling

A new UN report finds that more and more electronic waste, or e-waste, is being produced worldwide—recycling efforts are not keeping pace, though. Valuable raw materials are not being recovered and recycled.

Electronics & Semiconductors

'Good news': Dutch chip giant ASML welcomes DeepSeek

The head of Dutch giant ASML, which makes chip-making machines that power the tech industry, Wednesday welcomed the emergence of China's low-cost AI firm DeepSeek and predicted others would disrupt the sector.

Hardware

Tiny chip could offer spectral sensing for everyday devices

Imagine smartphones that can diagnose diseases, detect counterfeit drugs or warn of spoiled food. Spectral sensing is a powerful technique that identifies materials by analyzing how they interact with light, revealing details ...