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Electronics & Semiconductors
A strategy to directly modulate the second-order optical susceptibility of monolayer molybdenum ditelluride
Nonlinear optics is a research field that explores how intense light interacts with matter. Typically, the optical response of materials is linearly associated with the amplitude of the electric field applied to them. At ...
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Molecular tweak boosts performance of organic semiconductors for flexible electronic devices
Adding a simple, sulfur-containing chemical group to a semiconducting molecule can dramatically boost the molecule's performance in a transistor, RIKEN chemists have found. This suggests that the properties of carbon-based ...
Oct 22, 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
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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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Electronics & Semiconductors
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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Electronics & Semiconductors
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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Consumer & Gadgets
Researchers breathe new life into paper books with the Magic Bookmark
The University of Surrey has developed a new, cost-effective, ecological solution for augmenting the printed page with rich, up-to-date digital content. The development overcomes one of the most significant advantages ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Engineering
Engineers 3D-print personalized, wireless wearables that never need a charge
Wearable sensors to monitor everything from step count to heart rate are nearly ubiquitous. But for scenarios such as measuring the onset of frailty in older adults, promptly diagnosing deadly diseases, testing the efficacy ...
Oct 08, 2021
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