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Electronics & Semiconductors

Heat-based stabilization of a conductive polymer simplifies bioelectronics fabrication

Recent advances in the field of materials science have opened new possibilities for the fabrication of bioelectronics, devices designed to be worn or implanted in the human body. Bioelectronics can help to track or support ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

A tiny component for record-breaking bandwidth: New modulator breaks the terahertz mark

Plasmonic modulators are tiny components that convert electrical signals into optical signals in order to transport them through optical fibers. A modulator of this kind had never managed to transmit data at a frequency of ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

High-performance programmable photonic chip could transform radar and communication systems

Researchers at the University of Twente, in collaboration with the City University of Hong Kong, have designed a cutting-edge programmable photonic chip in a thin-film lithium niobate platform, an important material in photonics. ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Cheap and environmentally friendly—the next generation of LEDs may soon be here

Cost, technical performance and environmental impact—these are the three most important aspects for a new type of LED technology to have a broad commercial impact on society. This has been demonstrated by researchers at ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Hydrogen sensor that could pave the way for safer, cleaner energy

Scientists have developed a hydrogen sensor that could accelerate the transition to clean hydrogen energy. As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, hydrogen is considered a key player to the transition to cleaner ...

Business

Intel slows $28 bn chip factory project in Ohio

Struggling US chip maker Intel on Friday pushed out the timeline for completing two new fabrication plants in Ohio, saying it is taking a prudent approach to the $28 billion project.

Electronics & Semiconductors

Amazon unveils its first quantum computing chip

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday announced Ocelot, its first-generation quantum computing chip, as it enters the race against fellow tech giants in harnessing the experimental technology.

Electronics & Semiconductors

Washable touchless technology could transform electronic textiles

A team of researchers from Nottingham Trent University, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. (Germany) and Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) has created washable and durable magnetic field-sensing electronic textiles—thought ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

One-step 3D microelectrode technology for neural interfaces developed

Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are widely used for recording brain activity and stimulating neural tissues. However, conventional MEAs are typically flat, limiting their ability to conform to the natural curves of neural structures. ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Wearable bionic device mimics birds' extraordinary sight

Scientists at the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have developed a wearable bionic device that replicates birds' exceptional visual capabilities and operates with near-zero power consumption. This innovation represents ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Bulky additives could make cheaper solar cells last longer

An insight into preventing perovskite semiconductors from degrading quickly, discovered at the University of Michigan, could help enable solar cells estimated to be two to four times cheaper than today's thin-film solar panels.

Electronics & Semiconductors

New material to boost the efficiency limits of silicon solar cells

A research group from the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC, Lithuania), together with partners from Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia) set out to synthesize new material that could potentially complement ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Researchers create first functional semiconductor made from graphene

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world's first functional semiconductor made from graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms held together by the strongest bonds known. Semiconductors, which ...

Engineering

Better microelectronics from coal

Coal is an abundant resource in the United States that has, unfortunately, contributed to climate change through its use as a fossil fuel. As the country transitions to other means of energy production, it will be important ...